Impact of COVID-19 on St. James 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 145th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 165th of 465 Middle schools | 3.2% |
Ranks 126th of 313 High schools | Ranks 129th of 321 High schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (St. James High School) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (St. James Parish) | 77 | 76 | 1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (St. James High School) | 52 | 50 | 2% |
7th Grade Social Studies (St. James Parish) | 52 | 51 | 1% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (St. James High School) | 62 | 63 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (St. James Parish) | 72 | 57 | 15% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (St. James High School) | 90 | 85 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (St. James Parish) | 88 | 82 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (St. James High School) | 71 | 52 | 19% |
8th Grade Social Studies (St. James Parish) | 65 | 53 | 12% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (St. James High School) | 75 | 83 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Louisiana) | 68 | 61 | 7% |
End of Course English II (St. James High School) | 67 | 68 | 1% |
End of Course English II (St. James Parish) | 74 | 68 | 6% |
End of Course English II (Louisiana) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (St. James High School) | 58 | 48 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (St. James Parish) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English I (St. James High School) | 84 | 70 | 14% |
End of Course English I (St. James Parish) | 80 | 74 | 6% |
End of Course English I (Louisiana) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 612 | 634 | 3.6% |
African American | 464 | 460 | 0.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 17 | 21 | 23.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 127 | 148 | 16.5% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 5 | 150% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.5% | 64.7% | 16.1% |