Impact of COVID-19 on Hiwassee Dam High
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 242nd of 514 High schools | Ranks 480th of 626 High schools | 29.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Hiwassee Dam High) | 51.1 | 32.6 | 18.5% |
End of Course Biology (Cherokee County Schools) | 48.4 | 51.7 | 3.3% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Hiwassee Dam High) | 76.5 | 62.5 | 14% |
End of Course English II (Cherokee County Schools) | 64.1 | 68 | 3.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Hiwassee Dam High) | 5.3 | 19 | 13.7% |
End of Course Math I (Cherokee County Schools) | 30.9 | 47.2 | 16.3% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Hiwassee Dam High) | 40 | 20.7 | 19.3% |
End of Course Math III (Cherokee County Schools) | 44.1 | 52.9 | 8.8% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 180 | 158 | 12.2% |
African American | 1 | 1 | |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 4 | 7 | 75% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 168 | 145 | 13.7% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 5 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46.7% | 57% | 10.3% |