Impact of COVID-19 on Houston
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 5732nd of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 5178th of 5874 Elementary schools | 10.9% |
Ranks 2143rd of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 2416th of 2802 Middle schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Houston) | 0 | 20 | 20% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodi Unified) | 41.7 | 35.4 | 6.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Houston) | 5.6 | 26.7 | 21.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lodi Unified) | 37.2 | 33.1 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Houston) | 15 | 25 | 10% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodi Unified) | 43.1 | 37.2 | 5.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Houston) | 5 | 15 | 10% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lodi Unified) | 29.8 | 25.3 | 4.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Houston) | 5 | 10 | 5% |
5th Grade Science (Lodi Unified) | 23.6 | 22.4 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Houston) | 24.2 | 24.1 | 0.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodi Unified) | 44.1 | 40 | 4.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Houston) | 11.8 | 6.9 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lodi Unified) | 30.2 | 27.9 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Houston) | 36.7 | 30.8 | 5.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodi Unified) | 40.4 | 35 | 5.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Houston) | 25.8 | 10.3 | 15.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lodi Unified) | 26.1 | 20.6 | 5.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Houston) | 12.9 | 10.3 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Science (Lodi Unified) | 24.7 | 19.8 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 176 | 150 | 14.8% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Hispanic | 133 | 109 | 18% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 32 | 27 | 15.6% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 12 | 140% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 81.8% | 82.7% | 0.8% |