Impact of COVID-19 on Westside High
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 119th of 225 High schools | Ranks 157th of 237 High schools | 13.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Westside High) | 37.3 | 59 | 21.7% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Anderson 05) | 65 | 73.3 | 8.3% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Westside High) | 66.6 | 42.3 | 24.3% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Anderson 05) | 69.9 | 53.9 | 16% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Westside High) | 60.1 | 75.3 | 15.2% |
End of Course English 1 (Anderson 05) | 78.4 | 81.2 | 2.8% |
End of Course English 1 (South Carolina) | 78.9 | 84 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1690 | 1769 | 4.7% |
African American | 652 | 644 | 1.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 15 | 50% |
Hispanic | 150 | 265 | 76.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 786 | 727 | 7.5% |
Two or More Races | 90 | 118 | 31.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 60.2% | 88.7% | 28.5% |