Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Jefferson 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 269th of 327 High schools | Ranks 317th of 336 High schools | 12.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson High School) | 67.4 | 52.4 | 15% |
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 (Thomas Jefferson High School) | 53.5 | 51.5 | 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 (Thomas Jefferson High School) | 65.3 | 50.5 | 14.8% |
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 (Thomas Jefferson High School) | 59.8 | 47 | 12.8% |
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 | 1536 | 1543 | 0.5% |
African American | 315 | 391 | 24.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 17 | 26 | 52.9% |
Hispanic | 129 | 172 | 33.3% |
Pacific Islander | 18 | 9 | 50% |
White | 964 | 813 | 15.7% |
Two or More Races | 92 | 129 | 40.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 49.5% | 56.4% | 6.8% |