Impact of COVID-19 on Capital 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 36th of 114 High schools | Ranks 35th of 112 High schools | 0.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Capital High School) | 24.6 | 20.8 | 3.8% |
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 (Capital High School) | 55.3 | 51.2 | 4.1% |
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 (Capital High School) | 26.6 | 31.5 | 4.9% |
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 | 1271 | 1086 | 14.6% |
African American | 402 | 351 | 12.7% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 14 | 23 | 64.3% |
Hispanic | 16 | 22 | 37.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 789 | 628 | 20.4% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 60 | 27.7% |