Impact of COVID-19 on Waltersville 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 485th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 468th of 490 Elementary schools | 2.6% |
Ranks 234th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 184th of 249 Middle schools | 16.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Waltersville School) | 26.3 | 19 | 7.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District) | 29.4 | 22.9 | 6.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.9 | 6.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Waltersville School) | 13.6 | 16.7 | 3.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District) | 27.6 | 21.2 | 6.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 49.7 | 6.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Waltersville School) | 25 | 22 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District) | 29.8 | 19.1 | 10.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 490 | 451 | 8% |
African American | 172 | 144 | 16.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 280 | 276 | 1.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 34 | 22 | 35.3% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 8 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 91% | 92.5% | 1.4% |