Impact of COVID-19 on Covington 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 165th of 313 High schools | Ranks 123rd of 322 High schools | 14.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Covington High School) | 53 | 58 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (St. Tammany Parish) | 75 | 65 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 56 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (Covington High School) | 70 | 61 | 9% |
End of Course Geometry (St. Tammany Parish) | 74 | 66 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Louisiana) | 68 | 61 | 7% |
End of Course English II (Covington High School) | 65 | 63 | 2% |
End of Course English II (St. Tammany Parish) | 78 | 75 | 3% |
End of Course English II (Louisiana) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Covington High School) | 68 | 70 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (St. Tammany Parish) | 77 | 72 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana) | 59 | 52 | 7% |
End of Course English I (Covington High School) | 69 | 76 | 7% |
End of Course English I (St. Tammany Parish) | 78 | 76 | 2% |
End of Course English I (Louisiana) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1552 | 1310 | 15.6% |
African American | 269 | 202 | 24.9% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 17 | 9 | 47.1% |
Hispanic | 92 | 105 | 14.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
Two or More Races | 16 | 26 | 62.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.7% | 47.4% | 1.7% |