Impact of COVID-19 on West 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 136th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 156th of 2123 High schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (West High) | 74.9 | 73.1 | 1.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 68.9 | 76.8 | 7.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 54.8 | 2.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West High) | 64.8 | 50 | 14.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 54.4 | 48.4 | 6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Science (West High) | 55.8 | 54.6 | 1.2% |
11th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 47.5 | 49.8 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 30.8 | 0.4% |
12th Grade Science (West High) | 40.8 | 51.4 | 10.7% |
12th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 38.8 | 43.3 | 4.5% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.8 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2047 | 1903 | 7% |
African American | 87 | 77 | 11.5% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 834 | 762 | 8.6% |
Hispanic | 432 | 432 | |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 483 | 427 | 11.6% |
Two or More Races | 206 | 199 | 3.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.1% | 22.3% | 1.8% |