Impact of COVID-19 on Peaster 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 655th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 440th of 1961 High schools | 12.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Peaster High School) | 42 | 31 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Peaster Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 43 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Peaster High School) | 71 | 90 | 19% |
End of Course Biology (Peaster Independent School District (Isd)) | 71 | 90 | 19% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Peaster High School) | 63 | 70 | 7% |
End of Course English I Reading (Peaster Independent School District (Isd)) | 63 | 70 | 7% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Peaster High School) | 65 | 75 | 10% |
End of Course English II Reading (Peaster Independent School District (Isd)) | 65 | 75 | 10% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Peaster High School) | 70 | 81 | 11% |
End of Course U.S. History (Peaster Independent School District (Isd)) | 70 | 81 | 11% |
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 | 356 | 506 | 42.1% |
African American | 2 | 2 | |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 62 | 68 | 9.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 285 | 417 | 46.3% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 14 | 180% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 27.5% | 23.1% | 4.4% |