Impact of COVID-19 on New London 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 117th of 121 High schools | Ranks 196th of 200 High schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (New London High School) | 17.3 | 10 | 7.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (New London School District) | 32.5 | 27.7 | 4.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 55.6 | 6% |
11th Grade Math (New London High School) | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.2% |
11th Grade Math (New London School District) | 17.7 | 13.9 | 3.8% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 37.4 | 3.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 659 | 537 | 18.5% |
African American | 160 | 103 | 35.6% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Hispanic | 388 | 356 | 8.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 51 | 35 | 31.4% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 36 | 26.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90.7% | 88.5% | 2.3% |