Impact of COVID-19 on Hershey 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 38th of 693 High schools | Ranks 26th of 674 High schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Hershey High School) | 87.4 | 58.4 | 29% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Hershey High School) | 85.9 | 79.9 | 6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Hershey High School) | 91.7 | 86.4 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1229 | 1093 | 11.1% |
African American | 59 | 43 | 27.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 143 | 160 | 11.9% |
Hispanic | 81 | 91 | 12.3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 901 | 749 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 47 | 14.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 17.4% | 22% | 4.5% |