Impact of COVID-19 on William Byrd 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 110th of 327 High schools | Ranks 62nd of 326 High schools | 14.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Geometry (William Byrd High) | 88 | 87 | 1% |
End of Course Geometry (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 91 | 94 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (William Byrd High) | 82 | 87 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 94 | 94 | |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra II (William Byrd High) | 92 | 97 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra II (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 96 | 99 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra II (Virginia) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (William Byrd High) | 83 | 78 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 89 | 81 | 8% |
End of Course Biology (Virginia) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
End of Course Earth Science (William Byrd High) | 79 | 78 | 1% |
End of Course Earth Science (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 86 | 83 | 3% |
End of Course Earth Science (Virginia) | 81 | 72 | 9% |
End of Course English Reading (William Byrd High) | 89 | 86 | 3% |
End of Course English Reading (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 93 | 91 | 2% |
End of Course English Reading (Virginia) | 86 | 85 | 1% |
End of Course Geography (William Byrd High) | 74 | 60 | 14% |
End of Course Geography (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 81 | 64 | 17% |
End of Course Geography (Virginia) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
End of Course World History I (William Byrd High) | 100 | 81 | 19% |
End of Course World History I (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 98 | 85 | 13% |
End of Course World History I (Virginia) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
End of Course World History II (William Byrd High) | 84 | 30 | 54% |
End of Course World History II (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 88 | 36 | 52% |
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 | 1070 | 1142 | 6.7% |
African American | 57 | 81 | 42.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 19 | 14 | 26.3% |
Hispanic | 24 | 69 | 187.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 925 | 921 | 0.4% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 55 | 25% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29% | 37.8% | 8.9% |