Impact of COVID-19 on Pearce 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 433rd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 732nd of 1961 High schools | 14% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Pearce High School) | 48 | 18 | 30% |
End of Course Algebra I (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 67 | 35 | 32% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Pearce High School) | 76 | 72 | 4% |
End of Course Biology (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 67 | 58 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Pearce High School) | 66 | 57 | 9% |
End of Course English I Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 51 | 7% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Pearce High School) | 62 | 62 | |
End of Course English II Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 58 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Pearce High School) | 80 | 80 | |
End of Course U.S. History (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 77 | 74 | 3% |
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 | 2323 | 2443 | 5.2% |
African American | 142 | 129 | 9.2% |
American Indian | 8 | 6 | 25% |
Asian | 61 | 59 | 3.3% |
Hispanic | 1050 | 1134 | 8% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
White | 1008 | 1047 | 3.9% |
Two or More Races | 51 | 66 | 29.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 33% | 37.4% | 4.4% |