Impact of COVID-19 on West Ashley 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 104th of 225 High schools | Ranks 55th of 237 High schools | 23% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (West Ashley High) | 63.2 | 76.9 | 13.7% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Charleston 01) | 75.7 | 77.4 | 1.7% |
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 (West Ashley High) | 66.3 | 70.3 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Charleston 01) | 71.5 | 66.4 | 5.1% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (West Ashley High) | 73.4 | 82.8 | 9.4% |
End of Course English 1 (Charleston 01) | 79.8 | 84.8 | 5% |
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 | 1714 | 1935 | 12.9% |
African American | 756 | 748 | 1.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 29 | 31 | 6.9% |
Hispanic | 110 | 159 | 44.5% |
Pacific Islander | 10 | 8 | 20% |
White | 751 | 896 | 19.3% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 90 | 57.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |