Impact of COVID-19 on Gordo 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 323rd of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 309th of 437 Middle schools | 3.2% |
Ranks 157th of 366 High schools | Ranks 296th of 371 High schools | 36.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gordo High School) | 13.6 | 5.7 | 7.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pickens County) | 11.4 | 2.9 | 8.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gordo High School) | 15.7 | 6.1 | 9.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pickens County) | 16.7 | 5 | 11.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (Gordo High School) | 36.5 | 6.2 | 30.3% |
End of Course Mathematics (Pickens County) | 24.9 | 5.7 | 19.1% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Gordo High School) | 39.6 | 21.7 | 17.9% |
End of Course Science (Pickens County) | 30.5 | 18.2 | 12.2% |
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 | 553 | 513 | 7.2% |
African American | 139 | 119 | 14.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
Hispanic | 25 | 41 | 64% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 379 | 341 | 10% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 8 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.7% | 58.1% | 15.4% |