Impact of COVID-19 on Paducah Tilghman 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 165th of 285 High schools | Ranks 146th of 276 High schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Paducah Tilghman High School) | 39.3 | 44 | 4.7% |
11th Grade English (Paducah Independent) | 39.3 | 43 | 3.7% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Paducah Tilghman High School) | 30.9 | 33 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Paducah Independent) | 30.9 | 32 | 1.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Paducah Tilghman High School) | 39.9 | 46 | 6.1% |
11th Grade Reading (Paducah Independent) | 39.9 | 45 | 5.1% |
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 | 792 | 878 | 10.9% |
African American | 331 | 336 | 1.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 52 | 61 | 17.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 341 | 368 | 7.9% |
Two or More Races | 61 | 104 | 70.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.6% | 63.8% | 6.8% |