Impact of COVID-19 on Ferriday 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 297th of 313 High schools | Ranks 278th of 321 High schools | 8.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course English II (Ferriday High School) | 35 | 41 | 6% |
End of Course English II (Concordia Parish) | 55 | 53 | 2% |
End of Course English II (Louisiana) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Ferriday High School) | 23 | 36 | 13% |
End of Course U.S. History (Concordia Parish) | 54 | 54 | |
End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English I (Ferriday High School) | 41 | 36 | 5% |
End of Course English I (Concordia Parish) | 62 | 49 | 13% |
End of Course English I (Louisiana) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 366 | 314 | 14.2% |
African American | 339 | 279 | 17.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 2 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 25 | 25 | |
Two or More Races | 1 | 7 | 600% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 91.8% | 93.9% | 2.1% |