Impact of COVID-19 on Pisgah 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 73rd of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 29th of 243 Middle schools | 15.7% |
Ranks 133rd of 233 High schools | Ranks 78th of 226 High schools | 22.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pisgah High School) | 55.4 | 55.9 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 50.6 | 51.2 | 0.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pisgah High School) | 55.4 | 81 | 25.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 67.1 | 68.2 | 1.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pisgah High School) | 38.6 | 45.5 | 6.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 48.3 | 52.7 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pisgah High School) | 37.5 | 60.2 | 22.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 56.4 | 60.9 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Pisgah High School) | 60.7 | 67.9 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Science (Rankin County School District) | 66.8 | 65.1 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 53.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Pisgah High School) | 39.4 | 81.1 | 41.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rankin County School District) | 51.1 | 71.3 | 20.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mississippi) | 49.3 | 65.8 | 16.5% |
End of Course English II (Pisgah High School) | 52.4 | 66.7 | 14.3% |
End of Course English II (Rankin County School District) | 57.8 | 65.9 | 8.1% |
End of Course English II (Mississippi) | 43.9 | 50.1 | 6.2% |
End of Course Biology (Pisgah High School) | 39.1 | 46.3 | 7.2% |
End of Course Biology (Rankin County School District) | 69.5 | 67.9 | 1.6% |
End of Course Biology (Mississippi) | 57.2 | 60.9 | 3.7% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Pisgah High School) | 62.1 | 77.2 | 15.1% |
End of Course U.S. History1 (Rankin County School District) | 71.9 | 82.5 | 10.6% |
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 | 395 | 435 | 10.1% |
African American | 65 | 50 | 23.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 10 | 0 | 100% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 318 | 365 | 14.8% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 19 | 850% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 47.8% | 99.3% | 51.5% |