Impact of COVID-19 on Waterford 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 45th of 121 High schools | Ranks 50th of 139 High schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Waterford High School) | 71.4 | 69.9 | 1.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Waterford School District) | 71.4 | 69.3 | 2.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 55.6 | 6% |
11th Grade Math (Waterford High School) | 48.8 | 38.7 | 10.1% |
11th Grade Math (Waterford School District) | 48.8 | 38.6 | 10.2% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 34.8 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 836 | 778 | 6.9% |
African American | 19 | 25 | 31.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 52 | 47 | 9.6% |
Hispanic | 97 | 102 | 5.2% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 642 | 573 | 10.7% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 24 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.6% | 23.8% | 0.9% |