Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling 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 689th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1045th of 1961 High schools | 16.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Sterling High School) | 70 | 41 | 29% |
End of Course Algebra I (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District) | 58 | 48 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Sterling High School) | 70 | 60 | 10% |
End of Course Biology (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District) | 64 | 55 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Sterling High School) | 49 | 50 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District) | 45 | 47 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Sterling High School) | 47 | 50 | 3% |
End of Course English II Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District) | 43 | 50 | 7% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Sterling High School) | 79 | 73 | 6% |
End of Course U.S. History (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District) | 75 | 68 | 7% |
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 | 2233 | 2098 | 6% |
African American | 335 | 358 | 6.9% |
American Indian | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
Asian | 58 | 37 | 36.2% |
Hispanic | 1250 | 1263 | 1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 7 | |
White | 546 | 390 | 28.6% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 37 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.1% | 69% | 10.9% |