Impact of COVID-19 on Phillips 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 91st of 681 Elementary schools | Ranks 160th of 680 Elementary schools | 10.2% |
Ranks 32nd of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 24th of 437 Middle schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 66.1 | 22.2 | 43.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 30.8 | 19.1 | 11.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 57.5 | 43.6 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 70 | 48.2 | 21.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 21.3 | 11.2 | 10.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 47.3 | 34.9 | 12.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 65.1 | 72.6 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 21.3 | 12.6 | 8.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.9 | 33.9 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 83.5 | 67.4 | 16% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 21.3 | 12.7 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 80.2 | 40 | 40.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 16.5 | 11.6 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Phillips Academy) | 57.9 | 34.9 | 23% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 16.5 | 7 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 703 | 654 | 7% |
African American | 672 | 624 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 8 | 17 | 112.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 9 | 3 | 66.7% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58% | 57.5% | 0.5% |