Impact of COVID-19 on Westerly Middle 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 24th of 61 Middle schools | Ranks 26th of 64 Middle schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly Middle School) | 63.9 | 40.7 | 23.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly) | 63.9 | 40.7 | 23.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 39.1 | 35.1 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Westerly Middle School) | 30.9 | 31.9 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Westerly) | 30.9 | 31.7 | 0.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 30.1 | 30 | 0.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly Middle School) | 56.9 | 47 | 9.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly) | 56 | 46.4 | 9.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 39.1 | 31.9 | 7.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Westerly Middle School) | 37.3 | 30.9 | 6.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Westerly) | 36.8 | 30.5 | 6.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 28 | 28.7 | 0.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly Middle School) | 45.5 | 36.5 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly) | 44.8 | 36.9 | 7.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 31.5 | 29 | 2.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Westerly Middle School) | 33.5 | 28.8 | 4.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Westerly) | 33 | 29.2 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 27.6 | 25.7 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly Middle School) | 39.4 | 45 | 5.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westerly) | 39.2 | 45 | 5.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 36.3 | 32.2 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Westerly Middle School) | 29.6 | 20.5 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Westerly) | 29.4 | 20.5 | 8.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 24.5 | 23 | 1.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Westerly Middle School) | 51.4 | 42.5 | 8.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Westerly) | 51.8 | 41.3 | 10.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Westerly Middle School) | 32.8 | 27.7 | 5.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Westerly) | 38 | 32.9 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 836 | 697 | 16.6% |
African American | 14 | 7 | 50% |
American Indian | 14 | 11 | 21.4% |
Asian | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
Hispanic | 69 | 64 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 680 | 545 | 19.9% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 49 | 4.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.9% | 38.7% | 0.8% |