Impact of COVID-19 on Opelousas Junior 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 398th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 418th of 465 Middle schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Opelousas Junior High School) | 24 | 21 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (St. Landry Parish) | 54 | 51 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Opelousas Junior High School) | 38 | 40 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish) | 63 | 67 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Opelousas Junior High School) | 24 | 23 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (St. Landry Parish) | 53 | 48 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Opelousas Junior High School) | 58 | 55 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish) | 67 | 73 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Opelousas Junior High School) | 47 | 27 | 20% |
8th Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish) | 61 | 44 | 17% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 373 | 456 | 22.3% |
African American | 348 | 417 | 19.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 2 | 8 | 300% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 20 | 22 | 10% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 4 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.7% | 84.4% | 11.8% |