Impact of COVID-19 on JB Pennington 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 228th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 337th of 437 Middle schools | 24.9% |
Ranks 146th of 366 High schools | Ranks 217th of 371 High schools | 18.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (JB Pennington High School) | 43.5 | 11.8 | 31.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Blount County) | 40.3 | 15.5 | 24.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (JB Pennington High School) | 30.8 | 8.1 | 22.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Blount County) | 36.3 | 13.7 | 22.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (JB Pennington High School) | 39.3 | 31 | 8.4% |
End of Course Mathematics (Blount County) | 38.9 | 18.6 | 20.4% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (JB Pennington High School) | 44.3 | 38 | 6.2% |
End of Course Science (Blount County) | 39.3 | 31.6 | 7.7% |
End of Course Science (Alabama) | 42.6 | 31.7 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 524 | 519 | 1% |
African American | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 94 | 112 | 19.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 422 | 396 | 6.2% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 4 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.6% | 64.9% | 7.3% |