Impact of COVID-19 on Piedmont 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 67th of 514 High schools | Ranks 177th of 594 High schools | 16.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Piedmont High) | 81.4 | 58.1 | 23.3% |
End of Course Biology (Union County Public Schools) | 74.3 | 60.7 | 13.6% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 45.6 | 14% |
End of Course English II (Piedmont High) | 68.1 | 65.2 | 2.9% |
End of Course English II (Union County Public Schools) | 73.9 | 74.2 | 0.3% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Piedmont High) | 60.1 | 41.4 | 18.7% |
End of Course Math I (Union County Public Schools) | 61.6 | 44.5 | 17.1% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 25.1 | 16.1% |
End of Course Math III (Piedmont High) | 69.2 | 57.2 | 12% |
End of Course Math III (Union County Public Schools) | 63 | 65.9 | 2.9% |
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 | 1360 | 1278 | 6% |
African American | 55 | 49 | 10.9% |
American Indian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 17 | 17 | |
Hispanic | 147 | 186 | 26.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
Two or More Races | 18 | 21 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19.2% | 17% | 2.2% |