Impact of COVID-19 on Washington 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 472nd of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 439th of 491 Elementary schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington School) | 11.8 | 17.8 | 6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Waterbury School District) | 27.7 | 17.9 | 9.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington School) | 17.6 | 22.4 | 4.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Waterbury School District) | 21.7 | 14.5 | 7.2% |
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 | 311 | 296 | 4.8% |
African American | 55 | 43 | 21.8% |
American Indian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 213 | 224 | 5.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 22 | 17 | 22.7% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 8 | 38.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.1% | 78.7% | 0.6% |