Impact of COVID-19 on Watertown 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 277th of 400 High schools | Ranks 294th of 415 High schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Social Studies (Watertown High) | 39 | 43.7 | 4.7% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Watertown Unified School District) | 40.5 | 44.3 | 3.8% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 45.9 | 47.2 | 1.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown High) | 32 | 33.7 | 1.7% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown Unified School District) | 33.1 | 34.7 | 1.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 38.8 | 41.4 | 2.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Watertown High) | 28.8 | 27.6 | 1.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Watertown Unified School District) | 28.1 | 28.3 | 0.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 30.8 | 29.4 | 1.3% |
10th Grade Science (Watertown High) | 30.7 | 24.3 | 6.5% |
10th Grade Science (Watertown Unified School District) | 30.3 | 25.7 | 4.7% |
10th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 32.7 | 31.7 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1250 | 1063 | 15% |
African American | 20 | 17 | 15% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 11 | 10 | 9.1% |
Hispanic | 179 | 209 | 16.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 997 | 791 | 20.7% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 34 | 17.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30% | 36.5% | 6.5% |