Impact of COVID-19 on Western Hills Elementary 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 413th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 351st of 565 Elementary schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Western Hills Elementary School) | 56 | 75 | 19% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 63 | 71 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary School) | 65.3 | 82.9 | 17.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 72.6 | 76.8 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.7 | 75.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Western Hills Elementary School) | 61.7 | 67.1 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 70.1 | 73.8 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 70.5 | 73.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary School) | 63 | 69.7 | 6.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 75.2 | 79.6 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 72.5 | 72.9 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Western Hills Elementary School) | 64.2 | 56.5 | 7.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 67.8 | 71.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.3 | 68.3 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary School) | 72.8 | 62.3 | 10.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 77.9 | 77.9 | |
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 71.3 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Western Hills Elementary School) | 65.4 | 66.7 | 1.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 72.6 | 70.7 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.5 | 72.7 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary School) | 70.4 | 75.6 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 76.5 | 72.3 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 593 | 579 | 2.4% |
African American | 76 | 66 | 13.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 25 | 25 | |
Hispanic | 68 | 121 | 77.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 380 | 321 | 15.5% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 44 | 7.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30.4% | 32.5% | 2.1% |