Impact of COVID-19 on Houston County 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 192nd of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 290th of 437 Middle schools | 22.4% |
Ranks 285th of 366 High schools | Ranks 244th of 371 High schools | 12.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Houston County High School) | 66.2 | 11.5 | 54.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Houston County) | 60.7 | 28.5 | 32.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Houston County High School) | 57.6 | 10.9 | 46.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Houston County) | 56.3 | 28.5 | 27.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (Houston County High School) | 20.4 | 21.4 | 1.1% |
End of Course Mathematics (Houston County) | 37.4 | 23.9 | 13.5% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Houston County High School) | 27.8 | 22.2 | 5.6% |
End of Course Science (Houston County) | 37.4 | 30.6 | 6.8% |
End of Course Science (Alabama) | 42.6 | 31.7 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 376 | 322 | 14.4% |
African American | 154 | 146 | 5.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 25 | 27 | 8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 192 | 139 | 27.6% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 7 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 80.9% | 81.4% | 0.5% |