Impact of COVID-19 on Gainesville 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 1403rd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1515th of 1961 High schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Gainesville High School) | 39 | 24 | 15% |
End of Course Algebra I (Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 37 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Gainesville High School) | 47 | 38 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)) | 47 | 38 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Gainesville High School) | 33 | 30 | 3% |
End of Course English I Reading (Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)) | 33 | 43 | 10% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Gainesville High School) | 35 | 40 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)) | 35 | 40 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Gainesville High School) | 59 | 64 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 64 | 5% |
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 | 919 | 863 | 6.1% |
African American | 64 | 54 | 15.6% |
American Indian | 4 | 9 | 125% |
Asian | 8 | 11 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 511 | 540 | 5.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 299 | 204 | 31.8% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 45 | 36.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74.8% | 47.3% | 27.5% |