Impact of COVID-19 on Hightstown 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 (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 218th of 416 High schools | Ranks 277th of 415 High schools | 14.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hightstown High School) | 60.1 | 41.3 | 18.8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (East Windsor Regional School District) | 60 | 41.3 | 18.7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 48.9 | 7% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Hightstown High School) | 15.1 | 3.7 | 11.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (East Windsor Regional School District) | 15.1 | 3.7 | 11.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.4 | 7.8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Hightstown High School) | 43.9 | 4.2 | 39.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (East Windsor Regional School District) | 43.9 | 4.2 | 39.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 44.9 | 14.2% |
9th Grade Algebra II (Hightstown High School) | 81.4 | 70.4 | 11% |
9th Grade Algebra II (East Windsor Regional School District) | 81.4 | 70.4 | 11% |
9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey) | 77.6 | 66.9 | 10.7% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Hightstown High School) | 2.7 | 6.3 | 3.6% |
10th Grade Algebra I (East Windsor Regional School District) | 2.6 | 6.3 | 3.7% |
10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 7.8 | 13.3 | 5.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Hightstown High School) | 13.4 | 3.8 | 9.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (East Windsor Regional School District) | 40.3 | 22.8 | 17.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35 | 8.3% |
End of Course Geometry (Hightstown High School) | 19.1 | 4.2 | 14.9% |
End of Course Geometry (East Windsor Regional School District) | 34.7 | 24.4 | 10.3% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 44.8 | 12.6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Hightstown High School) | 56.9 | 70.4 | 13.5% |
End of Course Algebra II (East Windsor Regional School District) | 56.9 | 70.4 | 13.5% |
End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey) | 56.3 | 57.9 | 1.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1676 | 1658 | 1.1% |
African American | 174 | 143 | 17.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 292 | 283 | 3.1% |
Hispanic | 592 | 691 | 16.7% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
White | 591 | 519 | 12.2% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 16 | 30.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.1% | 36.2% | 1% |