Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Westinghouse
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 874th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 813th of 893 Middle schools | 7.1% |
Ranks 645th of 693 High schools | Ranks 633rd of 674 High schools | 0.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.1% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 15.7 | 13.3 | 2.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 15.6 | 16.7 | 1.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 7.9 | 14.1 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 14.3 | 33.3 | 19% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 17.9 | 5.9 | 12% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 10.1 | 4.1 | 6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 30.7 | 28.8 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.3% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 7.9 | 14.1 | 6.2% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) | 15.2 | 21.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 | 53.8 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 708 | 651 | 8.1% |
African American | 664 | 585 | 11.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 6 | 13 | 116.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 9 | 16 | 77.8% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 32 | 23.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.9% | 99.7% | 0.2% |