Impact of COVID-19 on Smithfield-Selma 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 427th of 514 High schools | Ranks 485th of 626 High schools | 5.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Smithfield-Selma High) | 30.2 | 41.1 | 10.9% |
End of Course Biology (Johnston County Public Schools) | 51.2 | 53.2 | 2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Smithfield-Selma High) | 46 | 47.1 | 1.1% |
End of Course English II (Johnston County Public Schools) | 60.6 | 56.3 | 4.3% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Smithfield-Selma High) | 12.6 | 19.3 | 6.7% |
End of Course Math I (Johnston County Public Schools) | 30.9 | 35.6 | 4.7% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Smithfield-Selma High) | 26.1 | 40.6 | 14.5% |
End of Course Math III (Johnston County Public Schools) | 40 | 51.2 | 11.2% |
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 | 1341 | 1503 | 12.1% |
African American | 387 | 392 | 1.3% |
American Indian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Asian | 12 | 11 | 8.3% |
Hispanic | 576 | 739 | 28.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 311 | 303 | 2.6% |
Two or More Races | 52 | 53 | 1.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 65.4% | 68.9% | 3.5% |