Impact of COVID-19 on Lower Richland 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 220th of 225 High schools | Ranks 231st of 237 High schools | 0.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lower Richland High) | 27.3 | 33.2 | 5.9% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Richland 01) | 55.5 | 58 | 2.5% |
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 (Lower Richland High) | 32 | 26.3 | 5.7% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Richland 01) | 49.7 | 40.6 | 9.1% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Lower Richland High) | 50.9 | 65.9 | 15% |
End of Course English 1 (Richland 01) | 67.9 | 76.3 | 8.4% |
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 | 1137 | 1244 | 9.4% |
African American | 983 | 1028 | 4.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 37 | 91 | 145.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 68 | 62 | 8.8% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 57 | 23.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |