Impact of COVID-19 on Waterside School For Leadership
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 930th of 1439 Middle schools | Ranks 634th of 1500 Middle schools | 22.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Waterside School For Leadership) | 40 | 37.5 | 2.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27) | 46 | 42.3 | 3.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 47 | 45.8 | 1.2% |
6th Grade Math (Waterside School For Leadership) | 37 | 25 | 12% |
6th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27) | 40 | 38.7 | 1.3% |
6th Grade Math (New York) | 47 | 48.1 | 1.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Waterside School For Leadership) | 24 | 55.2 | 31.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27) | 41 | 48.8 | 7.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 40 | 48 | 8% |
7th Grade Math (Waterside School For Leadership) | 17 | 46.4 | 29.4% |
7th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27) | 38 | 48.6 | 10.6% |
7th Grade Math (New York) | 44 | 51.9 | 7.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Waterside School For Leadership) | 49 | 67.4 | 18.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27) | 50 | 57.3 | 7.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 48 | 55.2 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Math (Waterside School For Leadership) | 24 | 62.2 | 38.2% |
8th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27) | 20 | 30.6 | 10.6% |
8th Grade Math (New York) | 33 | 40.7 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 245 | 167 | 31.8% |
African American | 129 | 91 | 29.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 7 | 2 | 71.4% |
Hispanic | 83 | 55 | 33.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 19 | 12 | 36.8% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 3 | 25% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.2% | 79% | 9.1% |