Impact of COVID-19 on Bruce 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 83rd of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 97th of 243 Middle schools | 8.5% |
Ranks 46th of 233 High schools | Ranks 54th of 226 High schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bruce High School) | 41.9 | 45.2 | 3.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Calhoun County School District) | 41.2 | 46.7 | 5.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bruce High School) | 45.9 | 52 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Calhoun County School District) | 45.6 | 49.7 | 4.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bruce High School) | 37.9 | 40.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Calhoun County School District) | 30.6 | 36.7 | 6.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bruce High School) | 72.8 | 56.8 | 16% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Calhoun County School District) | 45 | 43.9 | 1.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Bruce High School) | 54.6 | 54.6 | |
8th Grade Science (Calhoun County School District) | 46.2 | 49.6 | 3.4% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 53.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Bruce High School) | 55.7 | 63.8 | 8.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Calhoun County School District) | 39.3 | 57.3 | 18% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mississippi) | 49.3 | 65.8 | 16.5% |
End of Course English II (Bruce High School) | 50 | 61.4 | 11.4% |
End of Course English II (Calhoun County School District) | 40.5 | 52.9 | 12.4% |
End of Course English II (Mississippi) | 43.9 | 50.1 | 6.2% |
End of Course Biology (Bruce High School) | 80.3 | 69.5 | 10.8% |
End of Course Biology (Calhoun County School District) | 68.5 | 62.6 | 5.9% |
End of Course Biology (Mississippi) | 57.2 | 60.9 | 3.7% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Bruce High School) | 74.5 | 88 | 13.5% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Calhoun County School District) | 58.9 | 91 | 32.1% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Mississippi) | 55.5 | 71.4 | 15.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 409 | 459 | 12.2% |
African American | 123 | 144 | 17.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 7 | 40% |
Hispanic | 8 | 26 | 225% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 271 | 270 | 0.4% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 11 | 450% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.2% | 99.3% | 30.2% |