Impact of COVID-19 on Paden City 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 130th of 171 Middle schools | Ranks 163rd of 168 Middle schools | 21% |
Ranks 44th of 114 High schools | Ranks 95th of 112 High schools | 46.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School) | 24.1 | 0 | 24.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools) | 37.8 | 27.2 | 10.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.8 | 30.7 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School) | 44.8 | 17.4 | 27.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools) | 43.4 | 31.6 | 11.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 42.6 | 38.8 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School) | 21.1 | 6.6 | 14.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools) | 34.1 | 22.6 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.6 | 28.2 | 8.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School) | 34.2 | 39.5 | 5.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools) | 40.1 | 42.1 | 2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 43.9 | 42.7 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Paden City High School) | 26.3 | 13.2 | 13.1% |
8th Grade Science (Wetzel County Schools) | 32.9 | 24.5 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 33.1 | 27 | 6.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School) | 13.2 | 9.7 | 3.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools) | 20.4 | 18.1 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 24 | 21.5 | 2.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School) | 57.9 | 41.9 | 16% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools) | 50.5 | 42.4 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 51.8 | 49.9 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Science (Paden City High School) | 31.6 | 16.1 | 15.5% |
11th Grade Science (Wetzel County Schools) | 29 | 26.6 | 2.4% |
11th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 29.2 | 27.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 199 | 163 | 18.1% |
African American | 2 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 2 | 2 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 190 | 159 | 16.3% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 2 | 60% |