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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 975th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 1406th of 2348 High schools | 14.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (West High) | 44.2 | 50.3 | 6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern High) | 51.1 | 51 | 0.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West High) | 13.2 | 10.2 | 2.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kern High) | 21 | 17 | 4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (West High) | 18.4 | 6.8 | 11.6% |
12th Grade Science (Kern High) | 13.1 | 18.8 | 5.7% |
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 | 2011 | 2025 | 0.7% |
African American | 303 | 272 | 10.2% |
American Indian | 9 | 17 | 88.9% |
Asian | 60 | 35 | 41.7% |
Hispanic | 1374 | 1469 | 6.9% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 7 | 12.5% |
White | 222 | 196 | 11.7% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 29 | 17.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.2% | 90.9% | 8.7% |