Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph Melillo Middle 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 176th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 165th of 249 Middle schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 48.7 | 32.7 | 16% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (East Haven School District) | 51.3 | 37.4 | 13.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 48 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 31.6 | 25.8 | 5.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (East Haven School District) | 36.5 | 26.9 | 9.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 48 | 39.4 | 8.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Haven School District) | 50.5 | 41 | 9.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 25.3 | 27.8 | 2.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (East Haven School District) | 27.5 | 29.8 | 2.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 35 | 36.5 | 1.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (East Haven School District) | 40.3 | 36 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Melillo Middle School) | 20.3 | 16.1 | 4.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (East Haven School District) | 24.6 | 15.5 | 9.1% |
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 | 511 | 516 | 1% |
African American | 36 | 31 | 13.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 18 | 22 | 22.2% |
Hispanic | 166 | 224 | 34.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 285 | 224 | 21.4% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 14 | 180% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.2% | 58.7% | 4.5% |