Impact of COVID-19 on Bacon Academy
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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 55th of 121 High schools | Ranks 43rd of 139 High schools | 14.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Bacon Academy) | 69.9 | 66.1 | 3.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Colchester School District) | 70.2 | 66.1 | 4.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 55.6 | 6% |
11th Grade Math (Bacon Academy) | 40.3 | 47 | 6.7% |
11th Grade Math (Colchester School District) | 39.9 | 47 | 7.1% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 34.8 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 759 | 733 | 3.4% |
African American | 15 | 14 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 19 | 20 | 5.3% |
Hispanic | 47 | 60 | 27.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 651 | 603 | 7.4% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 35 | 34.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.9% | 24.6% | 3.6% |