Impact of COVID-19 on Rice 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 977th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1320th of 1961 High schools | 14.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Rice High School) | 62 | 30 | 32% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rice Consolidated Independent School District) | 52 | 34 | 18% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Rice High School) | 61 | 49 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Rice Consolidated Independent School District) | 50 | 44 | 6% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Rice High School) | 46 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course English I Reading (Rice Consolidated Independent School District) | 37 | 51 | 14% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Rice High School) | 44 | 48 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Rice Consolidated Independent School District) | 40 | 42 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Rice High School) | 66 | 45 | 21% |
End of Course U.S. History (Rice Consolidated Independent School District) | 67 | 53 | 14% |
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 | 365 | 334 | 8.5% |
African American | 64 | 54 | 15.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 195 | 198 | 1.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 99 | 79 | 20.2% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 2 | 60% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.7% | 73.1% | 0.6% |