Impact of COVID-19 on Weequahic 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 401st of 416 High schools | Ranks 403rd of 422 High schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Weequahic High School) | 13.6 | 15.1 | 1.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 33.4 | 32.4 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Weequahic High School) | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 17.5 | 11 | 6.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Weequahic High School) | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 20.7 | 14.8 | 5.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 406 | 454 | 11.8% |
African American | 366 | 408 | 11.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 38 | 41 | 7.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 0 | 1 | |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 55.4% | 78.9% | 23.4% |