Impact of COVID-19 on Hickory 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Hickory High) | 49 | 68.7 | 19.7% |
End of Course Biology (Hickory City Schools) | 49.8 | 66 | 16.2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Hickory High) | 52.3 | 48 | 4.3% |
End of Course English II (Hickory City Schools) | 53.9 | 53.7 | 0.2% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Hickory High) | 25 | 35.2 | 10.2% |
End of Course Math I (Hickory City Schools) | 28.6 | 46.3 | 17.7% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Hickory High) | 37.9 | 45.6 | 7.7% |
End of Course Math III (Hickory City Schools) | 36.8 | 52.5 | 15.7% |
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 | 1050 | 1014 | 3.4% |
African American | 202 | 213 | 5.4% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 44 | 40 | 9.1% |
Hispanic | 264 | 316 | 19.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 455 | 339 | 25.5% |
Two or More Races | 81 | 103 | 27.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.2% | 62.4% | 14.2% |