Impact of COVID-19 on Burchell 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Burchell High School) | 29.4 | 20.6 | 8.8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 37.2 | 31.4 | 5.8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 34.1 | 27.7 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Burchell High School) | 29.4 | 20.6 | 8.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 45.5 | 32.6 | 13% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 190 | 208 | 9.5% |
African American | 3 | 3 | |
American Indian | 33 | 37 | 12.1% |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 2 | 8 | 300% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 133 | 123 | 7.5% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 35 | 191.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 110% | 60.1% | 49.9% |