Impact of COVID-19 on Grant Community 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 175th of 701 High schools | Ranks 163rd of 699 High schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Grant Community High School) | 31.4 | 26.4 | 5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Grant CHSD 124) | 31.4 | 26.4 | 5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 34.8 | 26.7 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Community High School) | 33.9 | 33.4 | 0.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Grant CHSD 124) | 33.9 | 33.4 | 0.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 31.6 | 5.1% |
End of Course Science (Grant Community High School) | 49.8 | 60.9 | 11.1% |
End of Course Science (Grant CHSD 124) | 49.8 | 60.9 | 11.1% |
End of Course Science (Illinois) | 36.4 | 52.2 | 15.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1821 | 1837 | 0.9% |
African American | 79 | 94 | 19% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 74 | 77 | 4.1% |
Hispanic | 460 | 548 | 19.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 6 | 200% |
White | 1127 | 1013 | 10.1% |
Two or More Races | 79 | 95 | 20.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.9% | 41.3% | 8.4% |