Impact of COVID-19 on Westridge Middle
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 89th of 368 Middle schools | Ranks 138th of 362 Middle schools | 13.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westridge Middle) | 39.5 | 37.5 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 43.4 | 45 | 1.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 31.8 | 31.7 | 0% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Westridge Middle) | 29.1 | 27.1 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 37.8 | 38.2 | 0.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 27.9 | 27.5 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westridge Middle) | 31.9 | 22.9 | 9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 34.9 | 30.7 | 4.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 25.2 | 20.8 | 4.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Westridge Middle) | 32.2 | 16.5 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 33.9 | 31.9 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 25.9 | 22.8 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Science (Westridge Middle) | 31.1 | 23.8 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Science (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 38.4 | 30.7 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Science (Kansas) | 30.7 | 22.7 | 8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 869 | 811 | 6.7% |
African American | 130 | 125 | 3.8% |
American Indian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Asian | 22 | 15 | 31.8% |
Hispanic | 210 | 220 | 4.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 444 | 372 | 16.2% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 75 | 31.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.4% | 58.1% | 9.6% |