Impact of COVID-19 on Porter Ridge 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 141st of 514 High schools | Ranks 203rd of 626 High schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Porter Ridge High School) | 66.9 | 55.3 | 11.6% |
End of Course Biology (Union County Public Schools) | 74.3 | 66.8 | 7.5% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Porter Ridge High School) | 68.5 | 65.1 | 3.4% |
End of Course English II (Union County Public Schools) | 73.9 | 74.1 | 0.2% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Porter Ridge High School) | 55.6 | 51.5 | 4.1% |
End of Course Math I (Union County Public Schools) | 61.6 | 58.4 | 3.2% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Porter Ridge High School) | 47 | 78.9 | 31.9% |
End of Course Math III (Union County Public Schools) | 63 | 76.5 | 13.5% |
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 | 1728 | 1754 | 1.5% |
African American | 214 | 246 | 15% |
American Indian | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Asian | 32 | 43 | 34.4% |
Hispanic | 320 | 444 | 38.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 1097 | 911 | 17% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 105 | 84.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.3% | 34.1% | 9.8% |