Impact of COVID-19 on Hermiston 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 140th of 266 High schools | Ranks 155th of 258 High schools | 7.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston High School) | 76.2 | 45.8 | 30.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8) | 74.6 | 45.3 | 29.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon) | 66.5 | 46.2 | 20.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston High School) | 30.9 | 16.2 | 14.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8) | 30.2 | 16 | 14.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon) | 32.1 | 20.4 | 11.7% |
11th Grade Science (Hermiston High School) | 22.6 | 31.1 | 8.5% |
11th Grade Science (Hermiston School District 8) | 21.6 | 30.7 | 9.1% |
11th Grade Science (Oregon) | 39.5 | 32.7 | 6.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1655 | 1739 | 5.1% |
African American | 9 | 14 | 55.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 18 | 13 | 27.8% |
Hispanic | 833 | 968 | 16.2% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
White | 756 | 702 | 7.1% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 30 | 3.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68.2% | 48.3% | 19.9% |