Impact of COVID-19 on Palestine 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 1026th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1118th of 1961 High schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Palestine High School) | 65 | 56 | 9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Palestine Independent School District (ISD)) | 65 | 56 | 9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Palestine High School) | 68 | 53 | 15% |
End of Course Biology (Palestine Independent School District (ISD)) | 68 | 53 | 15% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Palestine High School) | 43 | 52 | 9% |
End of Course English I Reading (Palestine Independent School District (ISD)) | 43 | 52 | 9% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Palestine High School) | 43 | 57 | 14% |
End of Course English II Reading (Palestine Independent School District (ISD)) | 43 | 57 | 14% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Palestine High School) | 58 | 50 | 8% |
End of Course U.S. History (Palestine Independent School District (ISD)) | 58 | 50 | 8% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 984 | 1016 | 3.3% |
African American | 268 | 238 | 11.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 8 | 20% |
Hispanic | 402 | 432 | 7.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 272 | 297 | 9.2% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 39 | 25.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.4% | 80.1% | 15.7% |