Impact of COVID-19 on Park Avenue 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 345th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 381st of 491 Elementary schools | 11.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Park Avenue School) | 42.2 | 22.2 | 20% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Danbury School District) | 44.2 | 31.4 | 12.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 45.5 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Park Avenue School) | 47.1 | 37 | 10.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Danbury School District) | 45.6 | 35.2 | 10.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 55 | 49.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Park Avenue School) | 42.3 | 31.1 | 11.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Danbury School District) | 47.2 | 35.8 | 11.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Park Avenue School) | 56.8 | 35.8 | 21% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Danbury School District) | 52.2 | 33.1 | 19.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Park Avenue School) | 46.3 | 20.8 | 25.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Danbury School District) | 54.6 | 33.5 | 21.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.3 | 6.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Park Avenue School) | 41.7 | 23.8 | 17.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Danbury School District) | 44.5 | 25.9 | 18.6% |
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 | 640 | 608 | 5% |
African American | 28 | 17 | 39.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 24 | 22 | 8.3% |
Hispanic | 402 | 480 | 19.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 167 | 73 | 56.3% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 15 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 83.8% | 53% | 30.8% |