Impact of COVID-19 on Ballard Memorial 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 54th of 285 High schools | Ranks 55th of 276 High schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Ballard Memorial High School) | 56 | 46 | 10% |
11th Grade English (Ballard County) | 56 | 46 | 10% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ballard Memorial High School) | 50.7 | 41 | 9.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ballard County) | 50.7 | 41 | 9.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Ballard Memorial High School) | 57.3 | 44 | 13.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Ballard County) | 57.3 | 44 | 13.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Kentucky) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 388 | 260 | 33% |
African American | 12 | 9 | 25% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 350 | 232 | 33.7% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 13 | 7.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.5% | 56.9% | 6.4% |