Impact of COVID-19 on Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence
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 203rd of 225 High schools | Ranks 195th of 237 High schools | 7.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence) | 32.5 | 56.5 | 24% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Jasper 01) | 38.7 | 64.8 | 26.1% |
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 (Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence) | 39.2 | 36.1 | 3.1% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Jasper 01) | 39.2 | 38.2 | 1% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence) | 49.9 | 75.4 | 25.5% |
End of Course English 1 (Jasper 01) | 57.5 | 74.8 | 17.3% |
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 | 616 | 639 | 3.7% |
African American | 420 | 345 | 17.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 142 | 245 | 72.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 51 | 46 | 9.8% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 3 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |