Impact of COVID-19 on BB Comer Memorial 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 351st of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 226th of 437 Middle schools | 28.6% |
Ranks 245th of 366 High schools | Ranks 267th of 371 High schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (BB Comer Memorial High School) | 16.7 | 14.3 | 2.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Talladega County) | 37.2 | 16.5 | 20.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (BB Comer Memorial High School) | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Talladega County) | 40.7 | 18.7 | 22% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
End of Course Mathematics (BB Comer Memorial High School) | 21.1 | 11.4 | 9.8% |
End of Course Mathematics (Talladega County) | 29.1 | 15.3 | 13.9% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (BB Comer Memorial High School) | 35.2 | 11.4 | 23.9% |
End of Course Science (Talladega County) | 33.3 | 24.8 | 8.5% |
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 | 416 | 390 | 6.3% |
African American | 124 | 102 | 17.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 12 | 19 | 58.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 273 | 260 | 4.8% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 9 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.3% | 79.7% | 0.4% |