Impact of COVID-19 on Watertown 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 162nd of 351 High schools | Ranks 132nd of 347 High schools | 8.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown High) | 63 | 61.5 | 1.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown) | 60 | 60.2 | 0.2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Watertown High) | 65 | 62.6 | 2.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Watertown) | 63 | 62.3 | 0.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 58 | 49.7 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 659 | 733 | 11.2% |
African American | 32 | 29 | 9.4% |
American Indian | 5 | 5 | |
Asian | 50 | 61 | 22% |
Hispanic | 125 | 183 | 46.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 423 | 404 | 4.5% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 48 | 100% |