Impact of COVID-19 on Simon Kenton 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 34th of 285 High schools | Ranks 53rd of 276 High schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Simon Kenton High School) | 62.1 | 58 | 4.1% |
11th Grade English (Kenton County) | 61 | 56 | 5% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Simon Kenton High School) | 53.1 | 40 | 13.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kenton County) | 48.9 | 40 | 8.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Simon Kenton High School) | 55.2 | 54 | 1.2% |
11th Grade Reading (Kenton County) | 54.4 | 52 | 2.4% |
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 | 1803 | 1859 | 3.1% |
African American | 26 | 41 | 57.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 13 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 46 | 76 | 65.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 1665 | 1650 | 0.9% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 77 | 35.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.3% | 36.9% | 0.6% |