Impact of COVID-19 on West Mecklenburg 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 421st of 514 High schools | Ranks 550th of 626 High schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (West Mecklenburg High School) | 46.6 | 26.3 | 20.3% |
End of Course Biology (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 60.3 | 50.6 | 9.7% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (West Mecklenburg High School) | 32 | 28.6 | 3.4% |
End of Course English II (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 61 | 60 | 1% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (West Mecklenburg High School) | 27.8 | 10 | 17.8% |
End of Course Math I (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 42.2 | 29.2 | 13% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (West Mecklenburg High School) | 17.5 | 44.7 | 27.2% |
End of Course Math III (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 50.2 | 59.2 | 9% |
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 | 1305 | 1207 | 7.5% |
African American | 759 | 634 | 16.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 78 | 58 | 25.6% |
Hispanic | 328 | 448 | 36.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 78 | 34 | 56.4% |
Two or More Races | 58 | 31 | 46.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.6% | 99.8% | 0.1% |