Impact of COVID-19 on West Carteret 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 68th of 514 High schools | Ranks 196th of 626 High schools | 18.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (West Carteret High) | 80.7 | 73.6 | 7.1% |
End of Course Biology (Carteret County Public Schools) | 81.6 | 73.4 | 8.2% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (West Carteret High) | 71.3 | 66.8 | 4.5% |
End of Course English II (Carteret County Public Schools) | 73.4 | 70.8 | 2.6% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (West Carteret High) | 69.7 | 41.8 | 27.9% |
End of Course Math I (Carteret County Public Schools) | 72.2 | 53.8 | 18.4% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (West Carteret High) | 59.3 | 69.3 | 10% |
End of Course Math III (Carteret County Public Schools) | 64.4 | 75.8 | 11.4% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1142 | 1146 | 0.4% |
African American | 55 | 60 | 9.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 19 | 137.5% |
Hispanic | 126 | 165 | 31% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 6 | 100% |
White | 858 | 826 | 3.7% |
Two or More Races | 90 | 66 | 26.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.3% | 40.2% | 8.1% |