Impact of COVID-19 on Western High School
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 165th of 734 High schools | Ranks 233rd of 792 High schools | 6.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Western High School) | 68 | 61 | 7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Broward) | 57 | 53 | 4% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Western High School) | 62 | 58 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Broward) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Western High School) | 75 | 66 | 9% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Broward) | 68 | 63 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Western High School) | 78 | 70 | 8% |
End of Course US History (Broward) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Western High School) | 66 | 39 | 27% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Broward) | 62 | 50 | 12% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Western High School) | 60 | 52 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Broward) | 56 | 45 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 3384 | 3566 | 5.4% |
African American | 222 | 295 | 32.9% |
American Indian | 10 | 2 | 80% |
Asian | 125 | 136 | 8.8% |
Hispanic | 1624 | 1865 | 14.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 6 | 200% |
White | 1317 | 1174 | 10.9% |
Two or More Races | 84 | 88 | 4.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.3% | 43.3% | 2.1% |