Impact of COVID-19 on Petersburg High
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 317th of 327 High schools | Ranks 307th of 326 High schools | 2.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Writing (Petersburg High) | 41 | 43 | 2% |
End of Course Writing (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 41 | 41 | |
End of Course Writing (Virginia) | 81 | 74 | 7% |
End of Course Geometry (Petersburg High) | 35 | 68 | 33% |
End of Course Geometry (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 35 | 67 | 32% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Petersburg High) | 68 | 63 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 69 | 63 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Petersburg High) | 87 | 67 | 20% |
End of Course Algebra II (Virginia) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course Chemistry (Petersburg High) | 85 | 55 | 30% |
End of Course Chemistry (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 85 | 55 | 30% |
End of Course Chemistry (Virginia) | 88 | 64 | 24% |
End of Course Biology (Petersburg High) | 37 | 48 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 36 | 47 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Virginia) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
End of Course English Reading (Petersburg High) | 58 | 72 | 14% |
End of Course English Reading (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 58 | 72 | 14% |
End of Course English Reading (Virginia) | 86 | 85 | 1% |
End of Course VA and US History (Petersburg High) | 33 | 12 | 21% |
End of Course VA and US History (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 32 | 12 | 20% |
End of Course VA and US History (Virginia) | 68 | 38 | 30% |
End of Course World History I (Petersburg High) | 46 | 22 | 24% |
End of Course World History I (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 45 | 21 | 24% |
End of Course World History I (Virginia) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
End of Course World History II (Petersburg High) | 62 | 19 | 43% |
End of Course World History II (Petersburg City Public Schools) | 61 | 18 | 43% |
End of Course World History II (Virginia) | 81 | 48 | 33% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1005 | 1080 | 7.5% |
African American | 920 | 928 | 0.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 46 | 97 | 110.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 26 | 35 | 34.6% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 9 | 125% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.1% | 97.1% | 2% |