Impact of COVID-19 on Richland 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 123rd of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 83rd of 257 Middle schools | 14.3% |
Ranks 90th of 233 High schools | Ranks 97th of 231 High schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Richland High School) | 36.7 | 27.6 | 9.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 50.6 | 44 | 6.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 30.7 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Richland High School) | 63.6 | 57.4 | 6.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 67.1 | 63 | 4.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 41.8 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Richland High School) | 30.3 | 41.7 | 11.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 48.3 | 49 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 35.6 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Richland High School) | 29.1 | 27.7 | 1.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 56.4 | 52.5 | 3.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 34.3 | 10.5% |
8th Grade Science (Richland High School) | 50.7 | 60.8 | 10.1% |
8th Grade Science (Rankin County School District) | 66.8 | 63.9 | 2.9% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 48.4 | 4.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Richland High School) | 26.4 | 27.7 | 1.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rankin County School District) | 51.1 | 50.9 | 0.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mississippi) | 49.3 | 33.2 | 16.1% |
End of Course English II (Richland High School) | 49.2 | 28.8 | 20.4% |
End of Course English II (Rankin County School District) | 57.8 | 42.1 | 15.7% |
End of Course English II (Mississippi) | 43.9 | 34.9 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Richland High School) | 79.9 | 49.1 | 30.8% |
End of Course Biology (Rankin County School District) | 69.5 | 60.2 | 9.3% |
End of Course Biology (Mississippi) | 57.2 | 43.1 | 14.1% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Richland High School) | 62.8 | 56.4 | 6.4% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Rankin County School District) | 71.9 | 64.8 | 7.1% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Mississippi) | 55.5 | 47.3 | 8.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 842 | 798 | 5.2% |
African American | 233 | 233 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 11 | 8 | 27.3% |
Hispanic | 71 | 92 | 29.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 17 | 18 | 5.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 66% | 99.6% | 33.6% |