Impact of COVID-19 on Great Falls 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 255th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 222nd of 325 Middle schools | 12.6% |
Ranks 168th of 225 High schools | Ranks 162nd of 237 High schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Great Falls High) | 31.8 | 16 | 15.8% |
6th Grade Science (Chester 01) | 27.4 | 23.5 | 3.9% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Great Falls High) | 25.8 | 44 | 18.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 26.6 | 39.7 | 13.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Great Falls High) | 18.2 | 26 | 7.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 19.1 | 20 | 0.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Great Falls High) | 34.4 | 53 | 18.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 27.2 | 41.7 | 14.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Great Falls High) | 17.2 | 14 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 12.7 | 16.3 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Great Falls High) | 27.3 | 46.4 | 19.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 35.8 | 46.4 | 10.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Great Falls High) | 3.6 | 16.1 | 12.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 12.6 | 19.7 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Great Falls High) | 42.5 | 72.3 | 29.8% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Chester 01) | 60 | 67 | 7% |
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 (Great Falls High) | 53.9 | 24.5 | 29.4% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Chester 01) | 44.4 | 52.6 | 8.2% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Great Falls High) | 65.3 | 77.6 | 12.3% |
End of Course English 1 (Chester 01) | 72 | 80.8 | 8.8% |
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 | 383 | 386 | 0.8% |
African American | 156 | 159 | 1.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 214 | 189 | 11.7% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 28 | 154.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 77.7% | 22.3% |