Impact of COVID-19 on Westridge 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 88th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 69th of 565 Elementary schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westridge Elementary) | 79.2 | 76.5 | 2.7% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 90.1 | 79.4 | 10.7% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 83 | 86.1 | 3.1% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 89.4 | 89.1 | 0.3% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 74.7 | 85.2 | 10.5% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 85.5 | 91.7 | 6.2% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 74.3 | 87 | 12.7% |
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 (Westridge Elementary) | 87.3 | 90.9 | 3.6% |
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 | 708 | 748 | 5.6% |
African American | 52 | 67 | 28.8% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 59 | 43 | 27.1% |
Hispanic | 70 | 78 | 11.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 479 | 500 | 4.4% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 59 | 34.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 22.2% | 25% | 2.8% |