Impact of COVID-19 on Nitro 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 11th of 114 High schools | Ranks 25th of 112 High schools | 12.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Nitro High School) | 36 | 24.5 | 11.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools) | 29.7 | 28.7 | 1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 24 | 21.5 | 2.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Nitro High School) | 62 | 56.2 | 5.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools) | 59.6 | 58.5 | 1.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 51.8 | 49.9 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Science (Nitro High School) | 39.3 | 29.6 | 9.7% |
11th Grade Science (Kanawha County Schools) | 35.2 | 35.2 | 0% |
11th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 29.2 | 27.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 783 | 827 | 5.6% |
African American | 52 | 42 | 19.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Hispanic | 13 | 23 | 76.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 693 | 722 | 4.2% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 38 | 100% |