Impact of COVID-19 on Amherst County High
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 223rd of 327 High schools | Ranks 264th of 326 High schools | 12.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Writing (Amherst County High) | 79 | 73 | 6% |
End of Course Writing (Amherst County Public Schools) | 78 | 73 | 5% |
End of Course Writing (Virginia) | 81 | 74 | 7% |
End of Course Geometry (Amherst County High) | 81 | 67 | 14% |
End of Course Geometry (Amherst County Public Schools) | 80 | 67 | 13% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Amherst County High) | 85 | 65 | 20% |
End of Course Algebra I (Amherst County Public Schools) | 90 | 69 | 21% |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Amherst County High) | 94 | 80 | 14% |
End of Course Algebra II (Virginia) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (Amherst County High) | 80 | 60 | 20% |
End of Course Biology (Amherst County Public Schools) | 80 | 60 | 20% |
End of Course Biology (Virginia) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
End of Course Earth Science (Amherst County High) | 66 | 17 | 49% |
End of Course Earth Science (Amherst County Public Schools) | 86 | 57 | 29% |
End of Course Earth Science (Virginia) | 81 | 72 | 9% |
End of Course English Reading (Amherst County High) | 83 | 86 | 3% |
End of Course English Reading (Amherst County Public Schools) | 82 | 86 | 4% |
End of Course English Reading (Virginia) | 86 | 85 | 1% |
End of Course VA and US History (Amherst County High) | 65 | 57 | 8% |
End of Course VA and US History (Amherst County Public Schools) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course VA and US History (Virginia) | 68 | 38 | 30% |
End of Course World History I (Amherst County High) | 70 | 21 | 49% |
End of Course World History I (Amherst County Public Schools) | 80 | 47 | 33% |
End of Course World History I (Virginia) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
End of Course World History II (Amherst County High) | 44 | 40 | 4% |
End of Course World History II (Amherst County Public Schools) | 44 | 40 | 4% |
End of Course World History II (Virginia) | 81 | 48 | 33% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1157 | 1260 | 8.9% |
African American | 254 | 215 | 15.4% |
American Indian | 4 | 11 | 175% |
Asian | 10 | 1 | 90% |
Hispanic | 36 | 61 | 69.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 758 | 847 | 11.7% |
Two or More Races | 94 | 124 | 31.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.4% | 74.8% | 29.4% |