Impact of COVID-19 on Merrill F. 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 513th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 672nd of 2348 High schools | 4.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merrill F. West High) | 65 | 61.3 | 3.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tracy Joint Unified) | 61.9 | 55.3 | 6.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Merrill F. West High) | 31.7 | 20 | 11.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Tracy Joint Unified) | 31.1 | 22.5 | 8.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Merrill F. West High) | 28.4 | 31.2 | 2.8% |
12th Grade Science (Tracy Joint Unified) | 28.4 | 30.1 | 1.7% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2043 | 2108 | 3.2% |
African American | 126 | 114 | 9.5% |
American Indian | 6 | 9 | 50% |
Asian | 384 | 422 | 9.9% |
Hispanic | 1131 | 1173 | 3.7% |
Pacific Islander | 27 | 31 | 14.8% |
White | 308 | 281 | 8.8% |
Two or More Races | 61 | 73 | 19.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57% | 53.5% | 3.6% |