Impact of COVID-19 on Francis Walsh Intermediate 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 101st of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 113th of 249 Middle schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 56 | 66.7 | 10.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District) | 56 | 66.7 | 10.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.3 | 6.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 58.9 | 60 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Branford School District) | 58.9 | 60 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 67 | 50.2 | 16.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District) | 67 | 50.2 | 16.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 48 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 50.9 | 46.8 | 4.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Branford School District) | 50.9 | 46.8 | 4.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 64.5 | 58.5 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District) | 64.2 | 57.9 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 53 | 46.2 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Branford School District) | 52.8 | 45.8 | 7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 59.2 | 42.2 | 17% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District) | 59.2 | 41.8 | 17.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Francis Walsh Intermediate School) | 46 | 33 | 13% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Branford School District) | 46 | 32.6 | 13.4% |
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 | 871 | 767 | 11.9% |
African American | 35 | 32 | 8.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 65 | 45 | 30.8% |
Hispanic | 102 | 112 | 9.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 640 | 547 | 14.5% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 30 | 15.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.7% | 41.6% | 5.9% |