Impact of COVID-19 on Shawnee Mission South High
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 31st of 325 High schools | Ranks 49th of 327 High schools | 5.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission South High) | 37.4 | 35.9 | 1.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 37.5 | 33.6 | 3.9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 28.5 | 26.7 | 1.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission South High) | 38.8 | 29.4 | 9.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 32.6 | 28.1 | 4.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 24.5 | 21 | 3.5% |
11th Grade Science (Shawnee Mission South High) | 43.4 | 38.4 | 5% |
11th Grade Science (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 42.1 | 36.2 | 5.9% |
11th Grade Science (Kansas) | 32.4 | 28.9 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1553 | 1586 | 2.1% |
African American | 129 | 123 | 4.7% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 43 | 45 | 4.7% |
Hispanic | 295 | 306 | 3.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 1014 | 1027 | 1.3% |
Two or More Races | 69 | 85 | 23.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.7% | 33.9% | 5.2% |