Impact of COVID-19 on Pickering 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 188th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 226th of 465 Middle schools | 6.7% |
Ranks 127th of 313 High schools | Ranks 150th of 321 High schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pickering High School) | 69 | 47 | 22% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pickering High School) | 77 | 63 | 14% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish) | 82 | 73 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Pickering High School) | 55 | 57 | 2% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish) | 69 | 56 | 13% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pickering High School) | 65 | 52 | 13% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Vernon Parish) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pickering High School) | 72 | 73 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish) | 84 | 81 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Pickering High School) | 65 | 53 | 12% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish) | 78 | 66 | 12% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Pickering High School) | 75 | 61 | 14% |
End of Course Algebra I (Vernon Parish) | 78 | 74 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 64 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Pickering High School) | 76 | 61 | 15% |
End of Course Geometry (Vernon Parish) | 79 | 76 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Louisiana) | 68 | 61 | 7% |
End of Course English II (Pickering High School) | 72 | 69 | 3% |
End of Course English II (Vernon Parish) | 78 | 77 | 1% |
End of Course English II (Louisiana) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Pickering High School) | 53 | 58 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Vernon Parish) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English I (Pickering High School) | 81 | 72 | 9% |
End of Course English I (Vernon Parish) | 84 | 82 | 2% |
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 | 437 | 457 | 4.6% |
African American | 100 | 65 | 35% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Hispanic | 46 | 62 | 34.8% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 9 | 28.6% |
White | 236 | 259 | 9.7% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 53 | 20.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.6% | 44.4% | 14.2% |