Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest 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 51st of 217 High schools | Ranks 63rd of 215 High schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest High School) | 47.2 | 42.7 | 4.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools) | 39.3 | 32.6 | 6.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 37.4 | 33.4 | 4.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Southwest High School) | 43.5 | 38.9 | 4.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools) | 33.5 | 28.4 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 30.9 | 26.2 | 4.6% |
11th Grade Science (Southwest High School) | 38.9 | 36 | 2.9% |
11th Grade Science (Lincoln Public Schools) | 29.3 | 25.6 | 3.7% |
11th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 26.4 | 25.3 | 1.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2000 | 2171 | 8.6% |
African American | 51 | 97 | 90.2% |
American Indian | 7 | 7 | |
Asian | 83 | 82 | 1.2% |
Hispanic | 172 | 207 | 20.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 1581 | 1648 | 4.2% |
Two or More Races | 105 | 130 | 23.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.3% | 26.4% | 6.1% |