Impact of COVID-19 on Lamar Academy
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 1162nd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1559th of 1961 High schools | 16.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course English I Reading (Lamar Academy) | 38 | 40 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 62 | 8% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Lamar Academy) | 43 | 67 | 24% |
End of Course English II Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 67 | 13% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Lamar Academy) | 65 | 37 | 28% |
End of Course U.S. History (McAllen Independent School District (Isd)) | 78 | 74 | 4% |
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 | 121 | 87 | 28.1% |
African American | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 115 | 83 | 27.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 0 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76% | 83.9% | 7.9% |