Impact of COVID-19 on George Washington 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 177th of 327 High schools | Ranks 283rd of 336 High schools | 30.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington High School) | 76.1 | 69 | 7.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 75.5 | 65.2 | 10.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 74.3 | 72.9 | 1.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (George Washington High School) | 67.8 | 54.6 | 13.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 62.9 | 57.1 | 5.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 67.1 | 67 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington High School) | 68 | 65.7 | 2.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 71.5 | 62 | 9.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 71.4 | 68.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (George Washington High School) | 68.1 | 56.2 | 11.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 69.8 | 56 | 13.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1322 | 1291 | 2.3% |
African American | 297 | 267 | 10.1% |
American Indian | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
Asian | 19 | 23 | 21.1% |
Hispanic | 89 | 112 | 25.8% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 6 | 100% |
White | 792 | 727 | 8.2% |
Two or More Races | 115 | 135 | 17.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46.4% | 49.1% | 2.7% |