Impact of COVID-19 on Watertown Senior 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 563rd of 1207 High schools | Ranks 620th of 1228 High schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Watertown Senior High School) | 68.1 | 51.1 | 17% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Watertown City School District) | 71 | 56.1 | 14.9% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York) | 71.1 | 64.6 | 6.5% |
End of Course Chemistry (Watertown Senior High School) | 70.3 | 62.2 | 8.1% |
End of Course Chemistry (Watertown City School District) | 70.3 | 62.2 | 8.1% |
End of Course Chemistry (New York) | 73.1 | 65.2 | 7.9% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Watertown Senior High School) | 95.9 | 75.3 | 20.6% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Watertown City School District) | 95.9 | 75.3 | 20.6% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York) | 82.7 | 64.1 | 18.5% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Watertown Senior High School) | 92.7 | 82.2 | 10.4% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Watertown City School District) | 91.3 | 81.7 | 9.6% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York) | 83.9 | 76.9 | 6.9% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Watertown Senior High School) | 68.7 | 71.3 | 2.7% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Watertown City School District) | 68.7 | 71.3 | 2.7% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York) | 70.1 | 53.2 | 17% |
End of Course Earth Science (Watertown Senior High School) | 69.9 | 66.3 | 3.6% |
End of Course Earth Science (Watertown City School District) | 69.5 | 66.3 | 3.2% |
End of Course Earth Science (New York) | 68.9 | 65 | 3.9% |
End of Course Living Environment (Watertown Senior High School) | 79 | 67 | 12% |
End of Course Living Environment (Watertown City School District) | 81.2 | 70.8 | 10.4% |
End of Course Living Environment (New York) | 73.2 | 65.7 | 7.5% |
End of Course Physics (Watertown Senior High School) | 84.4 | 87.5 | 3.1% |
End of Course Physics (Watertown City School District) | 84.4 | 87.5 | 3.1% |
End of Course Physics (New York) | 81.6 | 68.1 | 13.5% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Watertown Senior High School) | 83.8 | 83.9 | 0.1% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Watertown City School District) | 83.1 | 83.6 | 0.4% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York) | 76.9 | 79.7 | 2.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 996 | 1083 | 8.7% |
African American | 84 | 84 | |
American Indian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Asian | 20 | 28 | 40% |
Hispanic | 97 | 102 | 5.2% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 3 | 40% |
White | 722 | 772 | 6.9% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 91 | 51.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.4% | 65.2% | 1.8% |