Impact of COVID-19 on Hickory Career Arts Magnet 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 257th of 514 High schools | Ranks 143rd of 626 High schools | 27.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School) | 53.8 | 59.6 | 5.8% |
End of Course Biology (Hickory City Schools) | 49.8 | 66 | 16.2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School) | 62 | 73.9 | 11.9% |
End of Course English II (Hickory City Schools) | 53.9 | 53.7 | 0.2% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School) | 45.5 | 75 | 29.5% |
End of Course Math I (Hickory City Schools) | 28.6 | 46.3 | 17.7% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School) | 25.9 | 82.7 | 56.8% |
End of Course Math III (Hickory City Schools) | 36.8 | 52.5 | 15.7% |
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 | 153 | 229 | 49.7% |
African American | 30 | 29 | 3.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 6 | 200% |
Hispanic | 29 | 57 | 96.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 78 | 115 | 47.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 21 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.3% | 59.4% | 9.1% |