Impact of COVID-19 on Denison 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 628th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 717th of 1961 High schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Denison High School) | 64 | 48 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Denison Independent School District (Isd)) | 71 | 55 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Denison High School) | 73 | 69 | 4% |
End of Course Biology (Denison Independent School District (Isd)) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Denison High School) | 56 | 58 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (Denison Independent School District (Isd)) | 55 | 57 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Denison High School) | 51 | 62 | 11% |
End of Course English II Reading (Denison Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 60 | 11% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Denison High School) | 76 | 78 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Denison Independent School District (Isd)) | 75 | 75 | |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1321 | 1310 | 0.8% |
African American | 142 | 125 | 12% |
American Indian | 30 | 18 | 40% |
Asian | 15 | 15 | |
Hispanic | 255 | 294 | 15.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 783 | 730 | 6.8% |
Two or More Races | 95 | 128 | 34.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 56.8% | 57.5% | 0.7% |