Impact of COVID-19 on Lamar County 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 236th of 438 High schools | Ranks 238th of 442 High schools | 0% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Lamar County High School) | 31.3 | 23.8 | 7.5% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Lamar County) | 31.3 | 23.8 | 7.5% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Lamar County High School) | 28.4 | 29.3 | 0.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Lamar County) | 28.7 | 29.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
End of Course Biology (Lamar County High School) | 32 | 36.2 | 4.2% |
End of Course Biology (Lamar County) | 32 | 36.2 | 4.2% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (Lamar County High School) | 50 | 41.2 | 8.8% |
End of Course United States History (Lamar County) | 50 | 41.2 | 8.8% |
End of Course United States History (Georgia) | 48.3 | 37.1 | 11.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 751 | 808 | 7.6% |
African American | 246 | 249 | 1.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 7 | 2 | 71.4% |
Hispanic | 23 | 41 | 78.3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 451 | 471 | 4.4% |
Two or More Races | 22 | 44 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 55.5% | 48.4% | 7.1% |