Impact of COVID-19 on Durham's Performance Learning Center
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 500th of 514 High schools | Ranks 624th of 626 High schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Durham's Performance Learning Center) | 13.6 | 7.9 | 5.7% |
End of Course Biology (Durham Public Schools) | 52.3 | 47.5 | 4.8% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Durham's Performance Learning Center) | 11.1 | 11.8 | 0.7% |
End of Course English II (Durham Public Schools) | 51.8 | 49.5 | 2.3% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math III (Durham's Performance Learning Center) | 9.5 | 5.6 | 3.9% |
End of Course Math III (Durham Public Schools) | 37.7 | 45.2 | 7.5% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 53.4 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 186 | 155 | 16.7% |
African American | 118 | 69 | 41.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 54 | 67 | 24.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 8 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 71% | 98.1% | 27.1% |