Impact of COVID-19 on Forest 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 398th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 376th of 491 Elementary schools | 0.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forest School) | 29.5 | 23 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Haven School District) | 45.5 | 35.3 | 10.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 45.5 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest School) | 43.6 | 32.4 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Haven School District) | 46.5 | 40.9 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 55 | 49.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Forest School) | 37.7 | 28.6 | 9.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Haven School District) | 50.8 | 39.1 | 11.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Forest School) | 50.7 | 33.8 | 16.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Haven School District) | 51.2 | 45.9 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 397 | 410 | 3.3% |
African American | 88 | 120 | 36.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 17 | 11 | 35.3% |
Hispanic | 197 | 197 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 66 | 59 | 10.6% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 22 | 21.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69% | 67.8% | 1.2% |