Impact of COVID-19 on Westinghouse 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 260th of 701 High schools | Ranks 301st of 699 High schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Westinghouse High School) | 41.4 | 28 | 13.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 26.7 | 19.1 | 7.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 34.8 | 26.7 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Westinghouse High School) | 39.8 | 37.6 | 2.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 26.3 | 22.3 | 4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 31.6 | 5.1% |
End of Course Science (Westinghouse High School) | 16.8 | 18.4 | 1.6% |
End of Course Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 19.9 | 31.1 | 11.2% |
End of Course Science (Illinois) | 36.4 | 52.2 | 15.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1203 | 1199 | 0.3% |
African American | 635 | 553 | 12.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 57 | 85 | 49.1% |
Hispanic | 474 | 502 | 5.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 5 | |
White | 24 | 29 | 20.8% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 21 | 61.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.6% | 77.3% | 0.7% |