Impact of COVID-19 on Merritt Island 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 228th of 734 High schools | Ranks 260th of 792 High schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Merritt Island High School) | 64 | 52 | 12% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Brevard) | 62 | 55 | 7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Merritt Island High School) | 57 | 56 | 1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Brevard) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Merritt Island High School) | 73 | 59 | 14% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Brevard) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Merritt Island High School) | 66 | 63 | 3% |
End of Course US History (Brevard) | 71 | 62 | 9% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Merritt Island High School) | 33 | 20 | 13% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Brevard) | 64 | 54 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Merritt Island High School) | 62 | 39 | 23% |
End of Course Geometry (Brevard) | 62 | 51 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1539 | 1546 | 0.5% |
African American | 86 | 70 | 18.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 29 | 32 | 10.3% |
Hispanic | 211 | 202 | 4.3% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 12 | 300% |
White | 1110 | 1106 | 0.4% |
Two or More Races | 97 | 123 | 26.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32% | 34.9% | 2.9% |