Impact of COVID-19 on South 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 374th of 400 High schools | Ranks 383rd of 415 High schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Social Studies (South High) | 25.6 | 39.6 | 14% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Waukesha School District) | 39.8 | 47.5 | 7.7% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 45.9 | 47.2 | 1.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (South High) | 26.2 | 23.7 | 2.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District) | 43.3 | 45.3 | 2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 38.8 | 41.4 | 2.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (South High) | 20.9 | 13.7 | 7.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District) | 30.1 | 29.5 | 0.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 30.8 | 29.4 | 1.3% |
10th Grade Science (South High) | 20.9 | 17.5 | 3.5% |
10th Grade Science (Waukesha School District) | 35.2 | 33.7 | 1.5% |
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 | 945 | 890 | 5.8% |
African American | 93 | 96 | 3.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 25 | 16 | 36% |
Hispanic | 353 | 354 | 0.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 4 | |
White | 432 | 385 | 10.9% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 33 | 17.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.8% | 50.9% | 2.1% |