Impact of COVID-19 on Kenwood Academy 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 154th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 104th of 1367 Middle schools | 3.7% |
Ranks 306th of 701 High schools | Ranks 210th of 699 High schools | 13.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Academy High School) | 57.5 | 78.2 | 20.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 28.2 | 29.7 | 1.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Academy High School) | 73.6 | 56.9 | 16.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 21.8 | 18.7 | 3.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Academy High School) | 44.2 | 59.8 | 15.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 26.2 | 31.3 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Academy High School) | 51.5 | 44.5 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 24.3 | 19.5 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Kenwood Academy High School) | 84.7 | 74.3 | 10.4% |
8th Grade Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 40.3 | 40.3 | |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Academy High School) | 35.5 | 22.7 | 12.8% |
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 (Kenwood Academy High School) | 36.8 | 32.6 | 4.2% |
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 (Kenwood Academy High School) | 15.5 | 56.5 | 41% |
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 | 1860 | 2338 | 25.7% |
African American | 1569 | 2018 | 28.6% |
American Indian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 52 | 35 | 32.7% |
Hispanic | 87 | 109 | 25.3% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 4 | |
White | 94 | 114 | 21.3% |
Two or More Races | 48 | 55 | 14.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.1% | 59.1% | 2% |