Impact of COVID-19 on Waskom 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 1122nd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 912th of 1961 High schools | 13.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Waskom High School) | 35 | 35 | |
End of Course Algebra I (Waskom Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 42 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Waskom High School) | 59 | 60 | 1% |
End of Course Biology (Waskom Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 60 | 1% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Waskom High School) | 39 | 52 | 13% |
End of Course English I Reading (Waskom Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 52 | 13% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Waskom High School) | 50 | 58 | 8% |
End of Course English II Reading (Waskom Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 58 | 8% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Waskom High School) | 67 | 77 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (Waskom Independent School District (Isd)) | 67 | 77 | 10% |
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 | 315 | 265 | 15.9% |
African American | 60 | 62 | 3.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 72 | 68 | 5.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 169 | 123 | 27.2% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 11 | 15.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59% | 61.5% | 2.5% |