Impact of COVID-19 on Ponca High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 4th of 247 Middle schools | Ranks 32nd of 223 Middle schools | 12.7% |
Ranks 6th of 217 High schools | Ranks 19th of 209 High schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca High School) | 70 | 50 | 20% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca Public Schools) | 70 | 50 | 20% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 49 | 44 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ponca High School) | 75 | 63 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ponca Public Schools) | 75 | 63 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 48 | 46 | 2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca High School) | 75 | 58 | 17% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca Public Schools) | 75 | 59 | 16% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 50 | 50 | |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ponca High School) | 71 | 64 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ponca Public Schools) | 71 | 65 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 47 | 45 | 2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca High School) | 75 | 68.4 | 6.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Ponca Public Schools) | 75 | 68.4 | 6.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 37.4 | 33.8 | 3.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ponca High School) | 55.6 | 44.7 | 10.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ponca Public Schools) | 55.6 | 44.7 | 10.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 30.9 | 25.6 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Science (Ponca High School) | 47.2 | 36.8 | 10.4% |
11th Grade Science (Ponca Public Schools) | 47.2 | 36.8 | 10.4% |
11th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 26.4 | 26 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 211 | 194 | 8.1% |
African American | 2 | 3 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 8 | 8 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 1 | 3 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 22.3% | 22.7% | 0.4% |