Impact of COVID-19 on Western 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 603rd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 1101st of 2335 High schools | 18.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Western High) | 59.3 | 44.1 | 15.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Anaheim Union High) | 59.1 | 52.5 | 6.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Western High) | 25.2 | 16.2 | 9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Anaheim Union High) | 27.4 | 24.1 | 3.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Western High) | 27.7 | 24 | 3.7% |
11th Grade Science (Anaheim Union High) | 30.8 | 32 | 1.2% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Western High) | 37.5 | 5.9 | 31.6% |
12th Grade Science (Anaheim Union High) | 13.1 | 13.7 | 0.6% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1942 | 1704 | 12.3% |
African American | 55 | 57 | 3.6% |
American Indian | 10 | 3 | 70% |
Asian | 296 | 190 | 35.8% |
Hispanic | 1382 | 1291 | 6.6% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 7 | 50% |
White | 157 | 122 | 22.3% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 31 | 10.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.5% | 87.1% | 7.6% |