Impact of COVID-19 on Westpark Elementary
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 3958th of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 3467th of 5874 Elementary schools | 9.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westpark Elementary) | 34.4 | 40.3 | 5.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Southern Kern Unified) | 32.5 | 29.2 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Westpark Elementary) | 32.6 | 38.2 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southern Kern Unified) | 23.8 | 27.7 | 3.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westpark Elementary) | 40 | 30.2 | 9.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Southern Kern Unified) | 28.7 | 20.1 | 8.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Westpark Elementary) | 26 | 19.1 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Southern Kern Unified) | 16.9 | 11.6 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westpark Elementary) | 49.6 | 47.7 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Southern Kern Unified) | 44 | 35.8 | 8.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Westpark Elementary) | 24.4 | 17.7 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Southern Kern Unified) | 21.9 | 11.7 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Westpark Elementary) | 22 | 22.9 | 0.9% |
5th Grade Science (Southern Kern Unified) | 19.6 | 17.1 | 2.5% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 809 | 940 | 16.2% |
African American | 68 | 47 | 30.9% |
American Indian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Asian | 29 | 17 | 41.4% |
Hispanic | 409 | 584 | 42.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 267 | 222 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 69 | 122.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.3% | 77.7% | 18.3% |