Impact of COVID-19 on Virgil Grissom 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 36th of 366 High schools | Ranks 60th of 371 High schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Mathematics (Virgil Grissom High School) | 54.7 | 31.5 | 23.2% |
End of Course Mathematics (Huntsville City) | 47.7 | 28.6 | 19% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Virgil Grissom High School) | 57.7 | 46.4 | 11.3% |
End of Course Science (Huntsville City) | 49.8 | 39.7 | 10.2% |
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 | 1803 | 1974 | 9.5% |
African American | 320 | 298 | 6.9% |
American Indian | 10 | 6 | 40% |
Asian | 74 | 54 | 27% |
Hispanic | 223 | 345 | 54.7% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
White | 1079 | 1125 | 4.3% |
Two or More Races | 94 | 143 | 52.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.9% | 43% | 14.1% |