Impact of COVID-19 on Fairfax 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 119th of 327 High schools | Ranks 145th of 326 High schools | 8.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Writing (Fairfax High) | 82 | 88 | 6% |
End of Course Writing (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 83 | 78 | 5% |
End of Course Writing (Virginia) | 81 | 74 | 7% |
End of Course Geometry (Fairfax High) | 90 | 89 | 1% |
End of Course Geometry (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 86 | 90 | 4% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Fairfax High) | 74 | 60 | 14% |
End of Course Algebra I (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 89 | 86 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Fairfax High) | 90 | 89 | 1% |
End of Course Algebra II (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 90 | 91 | 1% |
End of Course Algebra II (Virginia) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course Chemistry (Fairfax High) | 89 | 45 | 44% |
End of Course Chemistry (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 89 | 59 | 30% |
End of Course Chemistry (Virginia) | 88 | 64 | 24% |
End of Course Biology (Fairfax High) | 87 | 81 | 6% |
End of Course Biology (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 86 | 78 | 8% |
End of Course Biology (Virginia) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
End of Course Earth Science (Fairfax High) | 69 | 40 | 29% |
End of Course Earth Science (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 57 | 35 | 22% |
End of Course Earth Science (Virginia) | 81 | 72 | 9% |
End of Course English Reading (Fairfax High) | 88 | 91 | 3% |
End of Course English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools) | 86 | 87 | 1% |
End of Course English Reading (Virginia) | 86 | 85 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2325 | 2371 | 2% |
African American | 211 | 218 | 3.3% |
American Indian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Asian | 530 | 546 | 3% |
Hispanic | 563 | 640 | 13.7% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 2 | 60% |
White | 892 | 818 | 8.3% |
Two or More Races | 117 | 139 | 18.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21.6% | 32.7% | 11.1% |