Impact of COVID-19 on Darien 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 1st of 121 High schools | Ranks 4th of 142 High schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Darien High School) | 93 | 88.4 | 4.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Darien School District) | 93.1 | 88.4 | 4.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 52.4 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Math (Darien High School) | 86 | 76.8 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Math (Darien School District) | 85.8 | 76.8 | 9% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 34.1 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1417 | 1415 | 0.1% |
African American | 20 | 14 | 30% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 70 | 82 | 17.1% |
Hispanic | 73 | 109 | 49.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1237 | 1171 | 5.3% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 36 | 125% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 3% | 1.7% | 1.3% |