Impact of COVID-19 on Aiken 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 95th of 225 High schools | Ranks 129th of 237 High schools | 12.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Aiken High) | 54.6 | 44.4 | 10.2% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Aiken 01) | 68 | 58.4 | 9.6% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Aiken High) | 64 | 50 | 14% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Aiken 01) | 67.5 | 56.9 | 10.6% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Aiken High) | 65.4 | 84.6 | 19.2% |
End of Course English 1 (Aiken 01) | 78 | 86 | 8% |
End of Course English 1 (South Carolina) | 78.9 | 84 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1345 | 1195 | 11.2% |
African American | 615 | 545 | 11.4% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 80 | 118 | 47.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 602 | 472 | 21.6% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 50 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 55.2% | 100% | 44.8% |