Impact of COVID-19 on West Wilkes 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 154th of 514 High schools | Ranks 318th of 626 High schools | 20.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (West Wilkes High School) | 73.2 | 47.8 | 25.4% |
End of Course Biology (Wilkes County Schools) | 63.1 | 58.5 | 4.6% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (West Wilkes High School) | 53.8 | 51.8 | 2% |
End of Course English II (Wilkes County Schools) | 55.5 | 59.4 | 3.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (West Wilkes High School) | 51.4 | 57.9 | 6.5% |
End of Course Math I (Wilkes County Schools) | 54.6 | 54.1 | 0.5% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (West Wilkes High School) | 56.9 | 37.5 | 19.4% |
End of Course Math III (Wilkes County Schools) | 43.3 | 63 | 19.7% |
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 | 689 | 628 | 8.9% |
African American | 3 | 6 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 69 | 101 | 46.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 602 | 500 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 17 | 41.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.3% | 46.8% | 11.5% |