Impact of COVID-19 on Salem 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 153rd of 327 High schools | Ranks 89th of 326 High schools | 19.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Geometry (Salem High) | 76 | 92 | 16% |
End of Course Geometry (Salem City Public Schools) | 83 | 96 | 13% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Salem High) | 67 | 87 | 20% |
End of Course Algebra I (Salem City Public Schools) | 83 | 90 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Salem High) | 98 | 93 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra II (Salem City Public Schools) | 98 | 93 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra II (Virginia) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course Chemistry (Salem High) | 91 | 99 | 8% |
End of Course Chemistry (Salem City Public Schools) | 91 | 99 | 8% |
End of Course Chemistry (Virginia) | 88 | 64 | 24% |
End of Course Biology (Salem High) | 86 | 75 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Salem City Public Schools) | 86 | 75 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Virginia) | 83 | 70 | 13% |
End of Course Earth Science (Salem High) | 91 | 85 | 6% |
End of Course Earth Science (Salem City Public Schools) | 91 | 84 | 7% |
End of Course Earth Science (Virginia) | 81 | 72 | 9% |
End of Course English Reading (Salem High) | 91 | 87 | 4% |
End of Course English Reading (Salem City Public Schools) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
End of Course English Reading (Virginia) | 86 | 85 | 1% |
End of Course VA and US History (Salem High) | 72 | 56 | 16% |
End of Course VA and US History (Salem City Public Schools) | 72 | 53 | 19% |
End of Course VA and US History (Virginia) | 68 | 38 | 30% |
End of Course World History I (Salem High) | 82 | 38 | 44% |
End of Course World History I (Salem City Public Schools) | 82 | 36 | 46% |
End of Course World History I (Virginia) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
End of Course World History II (Salem High) | 57 | 58 | 1% |
End of Course World History II (Salem City Public Schools) | 57 | 56 | 1% |
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 | 1278 | 1227 | 4% |
African American | 153 | 179 | 17% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 31 | 39 | 25.8% |
Hispanic | 61 | 103 | 68.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 971 | 837 | 13.8% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 67 | 11.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30.4% | 39.1% | 8.7% |