Impact of COVID-19 on Waco 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 1387th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1628th of 1961 High schools | 8.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Waco High School) | 56 | 22 | 34% |
End of Course Algebra I (Waco Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 33 | 26% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Waco High School) | 45 | 29 | 16% |
End of Course Biology (Waco Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 30 | 18% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Waco High School) | 31 | 31 | |
End of Course English I Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd)) | 32 | 33 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Waco High School) | 31 | 33 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd)) | 32 | 34 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Waco High School) | 61 | 59 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Waco Independent School District (Isd)) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
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 | 2053 | 2011 | 2% |
African American | 681 | 625 | 8.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 10 | 9 | 10% |
Hispanic | 1102 | 1128 | 2.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 220 | 205 | 6.8% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 39 | 8.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73% | 88% | 15% |