Impact of COVID-19 on Shepherd 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 1159th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1410th of 1961 High schools | 9.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Shepherd High School) | 68 | 28 | 40% |
End of Course Algebra I (Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)) | 71 | 37 | 34% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Shepherd High School) | 52 | 40 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 40 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Shepherd High School) | 44 | 41 | 3% |
End of Course English I Reading (Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 41 | 3% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Shepherd High School) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Shepherd High School) | 56 | 69 | 13% |
End of Course U.S. History (Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 69 | 13% |
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 | 563 | 601 | 6.7% |
African American | 38 | 28 | 26.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 189 | 255 | 34.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 319 | 289 | 9.4% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 25 | 92.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 65.5% | 76.7% | 11.2% |