Impact of COVID-19 on Hamden 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 147th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 138th of 249 Middle schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hamden Middle School) | 49.6 | 40.6 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hamden School District) | 49.3 | 40.3 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Hamden Middle School) | 44.4 | 33.2 | 11.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Hamden School District) | 43.9 | 32.9 | 11% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hamden Middle School) | 42.9 | 40.5 | 2.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hamden School District) | 42.6 | 39.7 | 2.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Hamden Middle School) | 35.2 | 34.5 | 0.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Hamden School District) | 35 | 33.9 | 1.1% |
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 | 900 | 811 | 9.9% |
African American | 292 | 262 | 10.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 54 | 47 | 13% |
Hispanic | 181 | 224 | 23.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 323 | 227 | 29.7% |
Two or More Races | 50 | 50 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46.7% | 39.5% | 7.2% |