Impact of COVID-19 on Beman 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 153rd of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 162nd of 249 Middle schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beman Middle School) | 54.9 | 41.1 | 13.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown School District) | 54.4 | 40.9 | 13.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Beman Middle School) | 42.2 | 22.3 | 19.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Middletown School District) | 41.8 | 22.3 | 19.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beman Middle School) | 42.2 | 31.9 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown School District) | 41.3 | 31.7 | 9.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Beman Middle School) | 25.1 | 15.6 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Middletown School District) | 24.7 | 15.5 | 9.2% |
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 | 610 | 968 | 58.7% |
African American | 134 | 198 | 47.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 18 | 45 | 150% |
Hispanic | 127 | 183 | 44.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 5 | 400% |
White | 285 | 417 | 46.3% |
Two or More Races | 45 | 119 | 164.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.9% | 48.8% | 4.8% |