Impact of COVID-19 on Wetumpka High School
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 67th of 366 High schools | Ranks 32nd of 371 High schools | 9.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Mathematics (Wetumpka High School) | 52.3 | 28.3 | 24% |
End of Course Mathematics (Elmore County) | 50.7 | 26.4 | 24.3% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Wetumpka High School) | 50.8 | 36.5 | 14.2% |
End of Course Science (Elmore County) | 48.6 | 35.1 | 13.5% |
End of Course Science (Alabama) | 42.6 | 31.7 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1179 | 1240 | 5.2% |
African American | 374 | 396 | 5.9% |
American Indian | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
Asian | 16 | 8 | 50% |
Hispanic | 11 | 51 | 363.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 754 | 760 | 0.8% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 18 | 63.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.3% | 49.4% | 8.1% |