Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
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 189th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 68th of 797 Middle schools | 12.7% |
Ranks 117th of 693 High schools | Ranks 19th of 537 High schools | 13.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 64.5 | 37.5 | 27% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 28.2 | 10.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 88.6 | 78.1 | 10.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 57.3 | 5.7% |
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 38.4 | 34 | 4.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 26.9 | 11.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 59.6 | 85.1 | 25.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 53.3 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 33.3 | 30.1 | 3.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 22.1 | 10.1% |
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 68.6 | 75 | 6.4% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 50.8 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 69.3 | 76.1 | 6.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.6 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 79.1 | 85.4 | 6.3% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 62.4 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Biology (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 81.4 | 90.6 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 67.6 | 4.4% |
11th Grade Literature (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 82.6 | 90.2 | 7.6% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 49.6 | 21.9% |
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 48.4 | 33.1 | 15.3% |
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 68.6 | 75 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) | 74.9 | 79.3 | 4.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 575 | 596 | 3.7% |
African American | 210 | 224 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 22 | 25 | 13.6% |
Hispanic | 13 | 18 | 38.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 62 | 55 | 11.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.8% | 100% | 0.2% |