Impact of COVID-19 on Cranston High School West
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 (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 20th of 59 High schools | Ranks 17th of 59 High schools | 5.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Cranston High School West) | 77.2 | 68 | 9.2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Cranston) | 63.8 | 58.4 | 5.4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 60.1 | 59.6 | 0.5% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Cranston High School West) | 40.2 | 36.4 | 3.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Cranston) | 31.1 | 30.1 | 1% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 31 | 31.5 | 0.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Cranston High School West) | 63 | 58 | 5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Cranston) | 49.1 | 47.7 | 1.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 50.5 | 48.3 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Cranston High School West) | 30.2 | 30.8 | 0.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Cranston) | 23.8 | 21.8 | 2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 31.2 | 26.4 | 4.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1493 | 1629 | 9.1% |
African American | 23 | 43 | 87% |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 76 | 85 | 11.8% |
Hispanic | 180 | 246 | 36.7% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 4 | |
Two or More Races | 43 | 55 | 27.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 22.6% | 22.4% | 0.2% |