Impact of COVID-19 on Cottonwood 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 160th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 134th of 437 Middle schools | 5.9% |
Ranks 195th of 366 High schools | Ranks 238th of 371 High schools | 10.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cottonwood High School) | 50 | 21.3 | 28.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Houston County) | 60.7 | 28.5 | 32.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cottonwood High School) | 55.4 | 32.4 | 23% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Houston County) | 56.3 | 28.5 | 27.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (Cottonwood High School) | 34.8 | 13.8 | 21% |
End of Course Mathematics (Houston County) | 37.4 | 23.9 | 13.5% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Cottonwood High School) | 45.7 | 19 | 26.7% |
End of Course Science (Houston County) | 37.4 | 30.6 | 6.8% |
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 | 772 | 398 | 48.4% |
African American | 88 | 59 | 33% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 6 | 500% |
Hispanic | 33 | 28 | 15.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 641 | 297 | 53.7% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 8 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.1% | 68.6% | 1.5% |