Impact of COVID-19 on Asheville High
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 179th of 514 High schools | Ranks 278th of 626 High schools | 9.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Asheville High) | 63.3 | 54.8 | 8.5% |
End of Course Biology (Asheville City Schools) | 68.2 | 56.6 | 11.6% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Asheville High) | 73.1 | 70.2 | 2.9% |
End of Course English II (Asheville City Schools) | 77.4 | 73.5 | 3.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Asheville High) | 29.2 | 34.3 | 5.1% |
End of Course Math I (Asheville City Schools) | 30.8 | 37.4 | 6.6% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Asheville High) | 46.5 | 56.8 | 10.3% |
End of Course Math III (Asheville City Schools) | 49.8 | 56.2 | 6.4% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 994 | 1166 | 17.3% |
African American | 168 | 191 | 13.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 12 | 14 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 64 | 100 | 56.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 16 | |
White | 688 | 765 | 11.2% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 76 | 26.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26% | 33.4% | 7.5% |