Impact of COVID-19 on Kennedy 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 483rd of 701 High schools | Ranks 524th of 699 High schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kennedy High School) | 20.7 | 8.1 | 12.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 26.7 | 19.1 | 7.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 34.8 | 26.7 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy High School) | 28.7 | 14.1 | 14.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 26.3 | 22.3 | 4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 31.6 | 5.1% |
End of Course Science (Kennedy High School) | 8.5 | 32.4 | 23.9% |
End of Course Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 19.9 | 31.1 | 11.2% |
End of Course Science (Illinois) | 36.4 | 52.2 | 15.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1588 | 1720 | 8.3% |
African American | 50 | 65 | 30% |
American Indian | 14 | 3 | 78.6% |
Asian | 11 | 9 | 18.2% |
Hispanic | 1183 | 1396 | 18% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 318 | 237 | 25.5% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 9 | 10% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 66.2% | 64.9% | 1.2% |