Impact of COVID-19 on South Mecklenburg 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 159th of 514 High schools | Ranks 261st of 594 High schools | 13% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (South Mecklenburg High School) | 61.5 | 43.3 | 18.2% |
End of Course Biology (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 60.3 | 45.1 | 15.2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 45.6 | 14% |
End of Course English II (South Mecklenburg High School) | 66.8 | 64.7 | 2.1% |
End of Course English II (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 61 | 60.3 | 0.7% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (South Mecklenburg High School) | 47.2 | 16.1 | 31.1% |
End of Course Math I (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 42.2 | 19.4 | 22.8% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 25.1 | 16.1% |
End of Course Math III (South Mecklenburg High School) | 53.4 | 59.4 | 6% |
End of Course Math III (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 50.2 | 51.3 | 1.1% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 44.6 | 2.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 3125 | 3202 | 2.5% |
African American | 759 | 732 | 3.6% |
American Indian | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Asian | 93 | 85 | 8.6% |
Hispanic | 1087 | 1251 | 15.1% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 6 | 20% |
Two or More Races | 93 | 85 | 8.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39.6% | 29.6% | 9.9% |