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 136th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 176th of 2348 High schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (West High) | 74.9 | 77.9 | 3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 68.9 | 76 | 7.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West High) | 64.8 | 48.5 | 16.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 54.4 | 49.2 | 5.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (West High) | 55.8 | 57.1 | 1.3% |
11th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 47.5 | 48.6 | 1.1% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (West High) | 40.8 | 15.8 | 25% |
12th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 38.8 | 34 | 4.8% |
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 | 2047 | 1840 | 10.1% |
African American | 87 | 84 | 3.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 834 | 710 | 14.9% |
Hispanic | 432 | 445 | 3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 7 | 250% |
White | 483 | 397 | 17.8% |
Two or More Races | 206 | 193 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.1% | 23.4% | 0.7% |