Impact of COVID-19 on Murphy 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 191st of 366 High schools | Ranks 128th of 371 High schools | 17.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Mathematics (Murphy High School) | 36.6 | 9.8 | 26.8% |
End of Course Mathematics (Mobile County) | 36.4 | 15.2 | 21.2% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Murphy High School) | 39.1 | 18.1 | 21% |
End of Course Science (Mobile County) | 35.6 | 23.7 | 12% |
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 | 1492 | 1254 | 16% |
African American | 1123 | 916 | 18.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 5 | 400% |
Asian | 18 | 16 | 11.1% |
Hispanic | 53 | 52 | 1.9% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 266 | 227 | 14.7% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 38 | 35.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 66.1% | 66% | 0.1% |