Impact of COVID-19 on Westlawn Middle 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 420th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 421st of 437 Middle schools | 0.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Westlawn Middle School) | 21.4 | 5.4 | 16% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa City) | 43.5 | 25.1 | 18.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Westlawn Middle School) | 5.3 | 0.6 | 4.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa City) | 41.7 | 16.5 | 25.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Westlawn Middle School) | 6.6 | 0 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa City) | 39.2 | 16.2 | 23% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 496 | 534 | 7.7% |
African American | 461 | 487 | 5.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 8 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 21 | 36 | 71.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 4 | 7 | 75% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 92.5% | 92.7% | 0.2% |