Impact of COVID-19 on MacArthur 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 931st of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1516th of 1961 High schools | 27.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (MacArthur High School) | 72 | 20 | 52% |
End of Course Algebra I (Irving Independent School District (Isd)) | 73 | 28 | 45% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (MacArthur High School) | 58 | 30 | 28% |
End of Course Biology (Irving Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 44 | 15% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (MacArthur High School) | 41 | 31 | 10% |
End of Course English I Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 43 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (MacArthur High School) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 46 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (MacArthur High School) | 71 | 65 | 6% |
End of Course U.S. History (Irving Independent School District (Isd)) | 66 | 66 | |
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 | 2770 | 2586 | 6.6% |
African American | 641 | 551 | 14% |
American Indian | 36 | 32 | 11.1% |
Asian | 114 | 121 | 6.1% |
Hispanic | 1631 | 1654 | 1.4% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 6 | 50% |
White | 279 | 184 | 34.1% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 38 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61.3% | 79.5% | 18.2% |