Impact of COVID-19 on Empowerment 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 1552nd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1646th of 1961 High schools | 0.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Empowerment High School) | 18 | 59 | 41% |
End of Course Algebra I (Southwest Public Schools) | 14 | 49 | 35% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Empowerment High School) | 44 | 22 | 22% |
End of Course Biology (Southwest Public Schools) | 44 | 27 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Empowerment High School) | 21 | 30 | 9% |
End of Course English I Reading (Southwest Public Schools) | 23 | 34 | 11% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Empowerment High School) | 30 | 23 | 7% |
End of Course English II Reading (Southwest Public Schools) | 30 | 28 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Empowerment High School) | 52 | 36 | 16% |
End of Course U.S. History (Southwest Public Schools) | 59 | 47 | 12% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 361 | 381 | 5.5% |
African American | 15 | 8 | 46.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 337 | 364 | 8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 7 | 2 | 71.4% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 1 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.1% | 96.6% | 10.4% |