Impact of COVID-19 on Wachusett Regional High
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 54th of 351 High schools | Ranks 85th of 347 High schools | 9.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett Regional High) | 82 | 76.4 | 5.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 80 | 74.4 | 5.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wachusett Regional High) | 80 | 73 | 7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 78 | 71.2 | 6.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 58 | 49.7 | 8.3% |
End of Course Technology/Engineering (Wachusett Regional High) | 30 | 20 | 10% |
End of Course Technology/Engineering (Wachusett) | 28 | 20 | 8% |
End of Course Technology/Engineering (Massachusetts) | 53 | 23.4 | 29.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2103 | 1930 | 8.2% |
African American | 38 | 55 | 44.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 65 | 74 | 13.8% |
Hispanic | 100 | 130 | 30% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1860 | 1618 | 13% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 50 | 35.1% |