Impact of COVID-19 on Murphy 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 311th of 514 High schools | Ranks 240th of 626 High schools | 22.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Murphy High) | 47.4 | 55.5 | 8.1% |
End of Course Biology (Cherokee County Schools) | 48.4 | 51.7 | 3.3% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Murphy High) | 59.3 | 63.3 | 4% |
End of Course English II (Cherokee County Schools) | 64.1 | 68 | 3.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Murphy High) | 23.8 | 60.4 | 36.6% |
End of Course Math I (Cherokee County Schools) | 30.9 | 47.2 | 16.3% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Murphy High) | 41.5 | 58.9 | 17.4% |
End of Course Math III (Cherokee County Schools) | 44.1 | 52.9 | 8.8% |
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 | 476 | 489 | 2.7% |
African American | 17 | 14 | 17.6% |
American Indian | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
Asian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Hispanic | 21 | 29 | 38.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 413 | 414 | 0.2% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 20 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 47.5% | 54.6% | 7.1% |