Impact of COVID-19 on Whittier 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 653rd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 610th 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 (Whittier High) | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Whittier Union High) | 59 | 62.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Whittier High) | 36.8 | 34.2 | 2.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Union High) | 32.7 | 30.8 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Whittier High) | 17.6 | 25 | 7.4% |
12th Grade Science (Whittier Union High) | 21.4 | 13.7 | 7.7% |
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 | 1876 | 1767 | 5.8% |
African American | 20 | 12 | 40% |
American Indian | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
Asian | 19 | 13 | 31.6% |
Hispanic | 1742 | 1648 | 5.4% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 71 | 84 | 18.3% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 3 | 78.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 77% | 85.1% | 8% |