Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson Springs Junior/Senior 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 264th of 335 Middle schools | Ranks 195th of 327 Middle schools | 19.2% |
Ranks 20th of 285 High schools | Ranks 42nd of 276 High schools | 8.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School) | 64.1 | 55 | 9.1% |
11th Grade English (Dawson Springs Independent) | 64.1 | 55 | 9.1% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School) | 51.3 | 26 | 25.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Springs Independent) | 51.3 | 26 | 25.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School) | 53.8 | 39 | 14.8% |
11th Grade Reading (Dawson Springs Independent) | 53.8 | 39 | 14.8% |
11th Grade Reading (Kentucky) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 279 | 267 | 4.3% |
African American | 0 | 1 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 7 | 7 | |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 264 | 252 | 4.5% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 6 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.5% | 63.7% | 5.9% |