Impact of COVID-19 on Austin 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 1580th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1736th of 1961 High schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Austin High School) | 36 | 10 | 26% |
End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 34 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Austin High School) | 40 | 34 | 6% |
End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 40 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Austin High School) | 20 | 20 | |
End of Course English I Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 41 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Austin High School) | 23 | 25 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 44 | 1% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Austin High School) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
End of Course U.S. History (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 68 | 63 | 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 | 1692 | 1448 | 14.4% |
African American | 152 | 84 | 44.7% |
American Indian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 1514 | 1340 | 11.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 15 | 15 | |
Two or More Races | 5 | 6 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.2% | 97.4% | 4.2% |