Impact of COVID-19 on Watershed Charter 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 2nd of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 10th of 176 Elementary schools | 4.6% |
Ranks 9th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 2nd of 92 Middle schools | 6.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade Science (Watershed Charter School) | 76.2 | 86.4 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 50.3 | 40.1 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 34.5 | 8.6% |
All Grades Science (Watershed Charter School) | 76.7 | 72.7 | 4% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 42.8 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 197 | 198 | 0.5% |
African American | 1 | 1 | |
American Indian | 5 | 8 | 60% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 16 | 15 | 6.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 152 | 133 | 12.5% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 41 | 78.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 1.5% | 7.6% | 6.1% |