Impact of COVID-19 on West Junior 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 672nd of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 640th of 1367 Middle schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Junior High School) | 42.9 | 38.5 | 4.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville School District 118) | 49.1 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (West Junior High School) | 11.7 | 15.5 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Belleville School District 118) | 21.3 | 18 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Junior High School) | 53.1 | 49.5 | 3.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville School District 118) | 49.3 | 49 | 0.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (West Junior High School) | 23.1 | 17 | 6.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Belleville School District 118) | 24.9 | 19.3 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (West Junior High School) | 38.3 | 41 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Science (Belleville School District 118) | 47.7 | 46.1 | 1.6% |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 429 | 422 | 1.6% |
African American | 241 | 241 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Hispanic | 21 | 24 | 14.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 139 | 121 | 12.9% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 32 | 18.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 75.3% | 76.3% | 1% |