Impact of COVID-19 on Lee M Thurston 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 535th of 666 High schools | Ranks 632nd of 735 High schools | 5.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Lee M Thurston High School) | 34.9 | 20.8 | 14.1% |
11th Grade Social Studies (South Redford School District) | 34.4 | 18.6 | 15.8% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Lee M Thurston High School) | 38.6 | 28 | 10.6% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (South Redford School District) | 38.2 | 25.4 | 12.8% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Lee M Thurston High School) | 12.7 | 6.8 | 5.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (South Redford School District) | 12.6 | 5.7 | 6.9% |
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 | 979 | 883 | 9.8% |
African American | 737 | 708 | 3.9% |
American Indian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 32 | 26 | 18.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 158 | 95 | 39.9% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 46 | 15% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.1% | 62.3% | 1.9% |