Impact of COVID-19 on Western 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 122nd of 136 High schools | Ranks 94th of 96 High schools | 8.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade Science (Western High School) | 9 | 8.4 | 0.6% |
9th Grade Science (Clark County) | 27.6 | 19.6 | 8% |
9th Grade Science (Nevada) | 27.7 | 21.1 | 6.6% |
10th Grade Science (Western High School) | 5.4 | 8.8 | 3.4% |
10th Grade Science (Clark County) | 15.2 | 15.6 | 0.4% |
10th Grade Science (Nevada) | 20.9 | 17.1 | 3.8% |
11th Grade English (Western High School) | 19 | 14.9 | 4.1% |
11th Grade English (Clark County) | 46.2 | 45.9 | 0.3% |
11th Grade English (Nevada) | 46.7 | 45.9 | 0.8% |
All Grades Science (Western High School) | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.7% |
All Grades Science (Clark County) | 26.9 | 18.7 | 8.2% |
All Grades Science (Nevada) | 26.9 | 20.1 | 6.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2828 | 2949 | 4.3% |
African American | 459 | 450 | 2% |
American Indian | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
Asian | 68 | 46 | 32.4% |
Hispanic | 2029 | 2222 | 9.5% |
Pacific Islander | 33 | 27 | 18.2% |
White | 159 | 135 | 15.1% |
Two or More Races | 71 | 66 | 7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74% | 100% | 25.9% |