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 24th of 285 High schools | Ranks 13th of 276 High schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Lafayette High School) | 64.2 | 63 | 1.2% |
11th Grade English (Fayette County) | 52.7 | 49 | 3.7% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Lafayette High School) | 55.2 | 50 | 5.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Fayette County) | 42 | 39 | 3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Lafayette High School) | 62.1 | 62 | 0.1% |
11th Grade Reading (Fayette County) | 51.5 | 49 | 2.5% |
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 | 2271 | 2432 | 7.1% |
African American | 270 | 294 | 8.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 126 | 125 | 0.8% |
Hispanic | 245 | 326 | 33.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 1552 | 1534 | 1.2% |
Two or More Races | 76 | 148 | 94.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.1% | 37.5% | 1.4% |