Impact of COVID-19 on Owen 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 94th of 514 High schools | Ranks 209th of 626 High schools | 15.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Owen High) | 69 | 70.7 | 1.7% |
End of Course Biology (Buncombe County Schools) | 65.4 | 62 | 3.4% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Owen High) | 68.2 | 55.3 | 12.9% |
End of Course English II (Buncombe County Schools) | 64.1 | 61.9 | 2.2% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Owen High) | 53.1 | 44.1 | 9% |
End of Course Math I (Buncombe County Schools) | 49.8 | 42.8 | 7% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Owen High) | 72.4 | 78.3 | 5.9% |
End of Course Math III (Buncombe County Schools) | 59.5 | 66.6 | 7.1% |
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 | 742 | 689 | 7.1% |
African American | 25 | 30 | 20% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
Hispanic | 97 | 95 | 2.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 580 | 511 | 11.9% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 46 | 64.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41% | 48% | 7.1% |