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 (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 20th of 402 High schools | Ranks 26th of 389 High schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Social Studies (West High) | 60.6 | 14.3 | 46.4% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 47.5 | 8.4 | 39.1% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 43.7 | 36.4 | 7.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (West High) | 66.2 | 62.3 | 3.9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 45.1 | 47.7 | 2.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 38.8 | 37.9 | 0.9% |
10th Grade Mathematics (West High) | 48.1 | 48.8 | 0.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 35.8 | 36.8 | 0.9% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 30.8 | 29.2 | 1.5% |
10th Grade Science (West High) | 52.5 | 56.5 | 4% |
10th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 37.1 | 42 | 4.9% |
10th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 32.7 | 30.3 | 2.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2228 | 2164 | 2.9% |
African American | 261 | 230 | 11.9% |
American Indian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Asian | 202 | 191 | 5.4% |
Hispanic | 399 | 427 | 7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 161 | 167 | 3.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.1% | 34.2% | 2.1% |