Impact of COVID-19 on Thurston 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 153rd of 266 High schools | Ranks 96th of 258 High schools | 20.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Thurston High School) | 63.9 | 40.9 | 23% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 19) | 58.4 | 29.9 | 28.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon) | 66.5 | 46.2 | 20.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Thurston High School) | 36.8 | 22.7 | 14.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 19) | 21.8 | 12.1 | 9.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon) | 32.1 | 20.4 | 11.7% |
11th Grade Science (Thurston High School) | 22.7 | 44.7 | 22% |
11th Grade Science (Springfield School District 19) | 25.4 | 38.2 | 12.8% |
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 | 1310 | 1277 | 2.5% |
African American | 8 | 18 | 125% |
American Indian | 20 | 15 | 25% |
Asian | 9 | 8 | 11.1% |
Hispanic | 178 | 204 | 14.6% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
White | 969 | 936 | 3.4% |
Two or More Races | 119 | 86 | 27.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.4% | 64.7% | 22.2% |