Impact of COVID-19 on Piedmont 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 67th of 514 High schools | Ranks 205th of 626 High schools | 19.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Piedmont High) | 81.4 | 62.3 | 19.1% |
End of Course Biology (Union County Public Schools) | 74.3 | 66.8 | 7.5% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Piedmont High) | 68.1 | 64.4 | 3.7% |
End of Course English II (Union County Public Schools) | 73.9 | 74.1 | 0.2% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Piedmont High) | 60.1 | 57.8 | 2.3% |
End of Course Math I (Union County Public Schools) | 61.6 | 58.4 | 3.2% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Piedmont High) | 69.2 | 65.1 | 4.1% |
End of Course Math III (Union County Public Schools) | 63 | 76.5 | 13.5% |
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 | 1360 | 1265 | 7% |
African American | 55 | 74 | 34.5% |
American Indian | 6 | 2 | 66.7% |
Asian | 17 | 16 | 5.9% |
Hispanic | 147 | 221 | 50.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1117 | 916 | 18% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 35 | 94.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19.2% | 31.4% | 12.2% |