Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest 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 309th of 514 High schools | Ranks 525th of 626 High schools | 23.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Southwest High) | 51.7 | 37.9 | 13.8% |
End of Course Biology (Onslow County Schools) | 68.6 | 57.9 | 10.7% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Southwest High) | 45.6 | 40.5 | 5.1% |
End of Course English II (Onslow County Schools) | 55.3 | 59.1 | 3.8% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Southwest High) | 46.2 | 18.6 | 27.6% |
End of Course Math I (Onslow County Schools) | 50.8 | 45.8 | 5% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Southwest High) | 35.2 | 30.1 | 5.1% |
End of Course Math III (Onslow County Schools) | 39.5 | 53.5 | 14% |
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 | 729 | 702 | 3.7% |
African American | 140 | 122 | 12.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 81 | 93 | 14.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 434 | 409 | 5.8% |
Two or More Races | 69 | 69 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.9% | 54.1% | 2.3% |