Impact of COVID-19 on JW Sexton 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 643rd of 666 High schools | Ranks 675th of 735 High schools | 4.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (JW Sexton High School) | 9.3 | 5.7 | 3.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District) | 13.5 | 14.6 | 1.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 42.7 | 36.9 | 5.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (JW Sexton High School) | 17.9 | 26.9 | 9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District) | 25.7 | 34.8 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 61.9 | 59.7 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Social Studies (JW Sexton High School) | 14.7 | 13.9 | 0.8% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Lansing Public School District) | 21.3 | 16.2 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (JW Sexton High School) | 18.6 | 27 | 8.4% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Lansing Public School District) | 27 | 28.3 | 1.3% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (JW Sexton High School) | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Lansing Public School District) | 7.9 | 8.3 | 0.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 764 | 976 | 27.7% |
African American | 431 | 505 | 17.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 65 | 57 | 12.3% |
Hispanic | 98 | 133 | 35.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 122 | 172 | 41% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 105 | 128.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.9% | 90.4% | 19.4% |