Impact of COVID-19 on LaFayette 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 259th of 438 High schools | Ranks 175th of 442 High schools | 19.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (LaFayette High School) | 38.4 | 28.4 | 10% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Walker County) | 37.4 | 28.1 | 9.3% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (LaFayette High School) | 21.4 | 5.6 | 15.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Walker County) | 29.5 | 17.1 | 12.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
End of Course Biology (LaFayette High School) | 31.1 | 40.2 | 9.1% |
End of Course Biology (Walker County) | 43.7 | 38.9 | 4.8% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (LaFayette High School) | 36.8 | 42.3 | 5.5% |
End of Course United States History (Walker County) | 44.2 | 35.2 | 9% |
End of Course United States History (Georgia) | 48.3 | 37.1 | 11.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1137 | 1164 | 2.4% |
African American | 52 | 41 | 21.2% |
American Indian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Asian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 40 | 45 | 12.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 977 | 1020 | 4.4% |
Two or More Races | 56 | 54 | 3.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.7% | 62.1% | 0.6% |