Impact of COVID-19 on Ballard 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 40th of 285 High schools | Ranks 16th of 276 High schools | 8.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Ballard High) | 53.1 | 62 | 8.9% |
11th Grade English (Jefferson County) | 40.6 | 42 | 1.4% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ballard High) | 51.3 | 53 | 1.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County) | 32.2 | 28 | 4.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Ballard High) | 55.7 | 60 | 4.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Jefferson County) | 39.3 | 40 | 0.7% |
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 | 1919 | 2014 | 5% |
African American | 586 | 534 | 8.9% |
American Indian | 5 | 6 | 20% |
Asian | 82 | 106 | 29.3% |
Hispanic | 95 | 163 | 71.6% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 1078 | 1089 | 1% |
Two or More Races | 69 | 115 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 33% | 34.1% | 1.1% |