Impact of COVID-19 on Furr 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 1573rd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1775th of 1961 High schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Furr High School) | 38 | 15 | 23% |
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 (Furr High School) | 28 | 19 | 9% |
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 (Furr High School) | 23 | 19 | 4% |
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 (Furr High School) | 27 | 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 (Furr High School) | 57 | 42 | 15% |
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 | 1035 | 1173 | 13.3% |
African American | 174 | 189 | 8.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 836 | 954 | 14.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 13 | 19 | 46.2% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 3 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 94% | 95.6% | 1.6% |