Impact of COVID-19 on Western Heights 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 155th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 243rd of 730 Elementary schools | 12.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Western Heights Elementary School) | 90 | 75 | 15% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Calcasieu Parish) | 75 | 75 | |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 48 | 48 | |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School) | 63 | 62 | 1% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 55 | 59 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Western Heights Elementary School) | 82 | 69 | 13% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Calcasieu Parish) | 69 | 72 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 61 | 2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School) | 70 | 46 | 24% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 343 | 341 | 0.6% |
African American | 50 | 40 | 20% |
American Indian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 20 | 29 | 45% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 256 | 247 | 3.5% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 23 | 130% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.1% | 56.3% | 15.2% |