Impact of COVID-19 on Polk County 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 175th of 514 High schools | Ranks 220th of 626 High schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Polk County High School) | 68.2 | 68.2 | |
End of Course Biology (Polk County Schools) | 70.3 | 68.3 | 2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Polk County High School) | 64.8 | 67.7 | 2.9% |
End of Course English II (Polk County Schools) | 67.8 | 71.1 | 3.3% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Polk County High School) | 53.3 | 48.1 | 5.2% |
End of Course Math I (Polk County Schools) | 53.3 | 50 | 3.3% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Polk County High School) | 38.3 | 56.6 | 18.3% |
End of Course Math III (Polk County Schools) | 41.1 | 60.6 | 19.5% |
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 | 613 | 579 | 5.5% |
African American | 32 | 32 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 72 | 91 | 26.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 480 | 426 | 11.3% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 27 | 6.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40% | 52% | 12% |