Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest 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 379th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 286th of 491 Elementary schools | 14.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest School) | 54 | 46.3 | 7.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Torrington School District) | 45.3 | 45.4 | 0.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Southwest School) | 40.1 | 43.2 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Torrington School District) | 38 | 40.3 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest School) | 42.1 | 50.4 | 8.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Torrington School District) | 43.6 | 52.5 | 8.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.3 | 6.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Southwest School) | 28.3 | 35.3 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Torrington School District) | 25.2 | 33.4 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 297 | 292 | 1.7% |
African American | 12 | 18 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 12 | 9 | 25% |
Hispanic | 81 | 118 | 45.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 177 | 140 | 20.9% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 6 | 60% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.8% | 69.2% | 7.6% |