Impact of COVID-19 on Watkins Memorial 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 136th of 836 High schools | Ranks 312th of 867 High schools | 19.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Government (Watkins Memorial High School) | 90.4 | 85.8 | 4.6% |
End of Course American Government (Southwest Licking Local) | 90.5 | 83.2 | 7.3% |
End of Course American Government (Ohio) | 77.7 | 72 | 5.7% |
End of Course American History (Watkins Memorial High School) | 92.8 | 88.2 | 4.6% |
End of Course American History (Southwest Licking Local) | 92.8 | 86 | 6.8% |
End of Course American History (Ohio) | 78.1 | 69.7 | 8.4% |
End of Course Biology (Watkins Memorial High School) | 91.6 | 77.9 | 13.7% |
End of Course Biology (Southwest Licking Local) | 91.6 | 75.3 | 16.3% |
End of Course Biology (Ohio) | 73.7 | 63.7 | 10% |
End of Course English II (Watkins Memorial High School) | 85.3 | 73.6 | 11.7% |
End of Course English II (Southwest Licking Local) | 85.3 | 71.9 | 13.4% |
End of Course English II (Ohio) | 66.2 | 60.8 | 5.4% |
End of Course Geometry (Watkins Memorial High School) | 63.3 | 50.6 | 12.7% |
End of Course Geometry (Southwest Licking Local) | 64.9 | 49.4 | 15.5% |
End of Course Geometry (Ohio) | 50.1 | 41.8 | 8.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Watkins Memorial High School) | 69.5 | 63.3 | 6.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Southwest Licking Local) | 74.6 | 67.7 | 6.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Ohio) | 61.1 | 53 | 8.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1270 | 1373 | 8.1% |
African American | 37 | 59 | 59.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 5 | 400% |
Asian | 29 | 92 | 217.2% |
Hispanic | 35 | 61 | 74.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 1095 | 1086 | 0.8% |
Two or More Races | 72 | 69 | 4.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.2% | 25.7% | 0.5% |