Impact of COVID-19 on Kalamazoo Central 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 435th of 666 High schools | Ranks 404th of 735 High schools | 10.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Central High School) | 42.1 | 30.5 | 11.6% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Public Schools) | 43.6 | 31.6 | 12% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Kalamazoo Central High School) | 46.3 | 49.8 | 3.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Kalamazoo Public Schools) | 47 | 47.6 | 0.6% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kalamazoo Central High School) | 22.1 | 24.6 | 2.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kalamazoo Public Schools) | 22.5 | 21.8 | 0.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1675 | 1612 | 3.8% |
African American | 757 | 693 | 8.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 28 | 25 | 10.7% |
Hispanic | 201 | 164 | 18.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 558 | 539 | 3.4% |
Two or More Races | 130 | 190 | 46.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67% | 63.6% | 3.5% |