Impact of COVID-19 on South Lamar 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 204th of 681 Elementary schools | Ranks 136th of 680 Elementary schools | 10% |
Ranks 161st of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 55th of 437 Middle schools | 24.3% |
Ranks 55th of 366 High schools | Ranks 48th of 371 High schools | 2.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 90.2 | 63.6 | 26.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 77.5 | 62.8 | 14.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 57.5 | 43.6 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 65.8 | 57.5 | 8.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 56.9 | 55.3 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 47.3 | 34.9 | 12.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 37 | 61.4 | 24.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 42 | 52.6 | 10.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.9 | 33.9 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 69.2 | 65.7 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 59.9 | 52.7 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 53.7 | 37.5 | 16.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 31.9 | 24.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 64.1 | 42.5 | 21.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County) | 37.4 | 28.1 | 9.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (South Lamar School) | 53.5 | 25 | 28.5% |
End of Course Mathematics (Lamar County) | 47 | 15.3 | 31.7% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (South Lamar School) | 53.5 | 21.9 | 31.6% |
End of Course Science (Lamar County) | 50 | 23.6 | 26.4% |
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 | 572 | 604 | 5.6% |
African American | 68 | 47 | 30.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 481 | 528 | 9.8% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 24 | 71.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.3% | 57% | 6.6% |