Impact of COVID-19 on Putnam 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 148th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 177th of 249 Middle schools | 13.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Middle School) | 42.9 | 35.2 | 7.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam School District) | 42.9 | 35.2 | 7.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 47.9 | 7.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Middle School) | 18.1 | 29.9 | 11.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Putnam School District) | 18.1 | 29.1 | 11% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Middle School) | 67.1 | 26.1 | 41% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam School District) | 66.3 | 26.1 | 40.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Middle School) | 39.3 | 25.7 | 13.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Putnam School District) | 38.8 | 25.4 | 13.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Middle School) | 48 | 25.9 | 22.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam School District) | 47.1 | 25.3 | 21.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Middle School) | 34.7 | 13.8 | 20.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Putnam School District) | 34 | 13.4 | 20.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 43.5 | 36.2 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 278 | 335 | 20.5% |
African American | 3 | 6 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Hispanic | 28 | 44 | 57.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 232 | 280 | 20.7% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 1 | 88.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 65.1% | 51.3% | 13.8% |