Impact of COVID-19 on Westside 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 561st of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1053rd of 1961 High schools | 23.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Westside High School) | 53 | 26 | 27% |
End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 34 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Westside High School) | 71 | 52 | 19% |
End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 40 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Westside High School) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English I Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 41 | 2% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Westside High School) | 58 | 56 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 44 | 1% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Westside High School) | 82 | 76 | 6% |
End of Course U.S. History (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 68 | 63 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2902 | 2882 | 0.7% |
African American | 840 | 967 | 15.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 9 | 200% |
Asian | 210 | 193 | 8.1% |
Hispanic | 1250 | 1262 | 1% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 6 | 50% |
White | 551 | 392 | 28.9% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 53 | 20.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 56.9% | 65.6% | 8.7% |