Impact of COVID-19 on Waterloo 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 221st of 681 Elementary schools | Ranks 320th of 680 Elementary schools | 14.6% |
Ranks 265th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 233rd of 437 Middle schools | 7.3% |
Ranks 309th of 366 High schools | Ranks 117th of 371 High schools | 52.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 59.1 | 51.9 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 64.3 | 54.7 | 9.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 57.5 | 43.6 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 92.9 | 22.2 | 70.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 52.3 | 39.1 | 13.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 47.3 | 34.9 | 12.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 54.2 | 32.3 | 21.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 53.3 | 38.7 | 14.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.9 | 33.9 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 52.4 | 31.8 | 20.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 61.4 | 36.4 | 25% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 52.2 | 3.7 | 48.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 46.1 | 24.9 | 21.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 28.2 | 5 | 23.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 53.9 | 17.6 | 36.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (Waterloo High School) | 15 | 5.3 | 9.7% |
End of Course Mathematics (Lauderdale County) | 46.3 | 19.6 | 26.8% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Waterloo High School) | 17.5 | 21.1 | 3.5% |
End of Course Science (Lauderdale County) | 42.1 | 27.3 | 14.8% |
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 | 372 | 340 | 8.6% |
African American | 9 | 7 | 22.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 6 | 8 | 33.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 353 | 320 | 9.3% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 3 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.5% | 73.2% | 15.7% |