Impact of COVID-19 on Denison 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 185th of 327 High schools | Ranks 108th of 336 High schools | 24.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Denison High School) | 76.4 | 83.2 | 6.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Denison Community School District) | 76.7 | 83.2 | 6.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 74.3 | 72.9 | 1.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Denison High School) | 69.1 | 74.1 | 5% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Denison Community School District) | 68.4 | 74.1 | 5.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 67.1 | 67 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Denison High School) | 70.2 | 72.4 | 2.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Denison Community School District) | 69.3 | 72.4 | 3.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 71.4 | 68.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Denison High School) | 63.3 | 73.5 | 10.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Denison Community School District) | 62.5 | 73.5 | 11% |
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 | 772 | 786 | 1.8% |
African American | 36 | 21 | 41.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 10 | 15 | 50% |
Hispanic | 434 | 486 | 12% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 289 | 255 | 11.8% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.2% | 58.8% | 8.4% |