Impact of COVID-19 on House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
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 1st of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 1st of 249 Middle schools | 0% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy) | 89.3 | 89.6 | 0.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Britain School District) | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy) | 84.4 | 70.8 | 13.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Britain School District) | 9 | 7.7 | 1.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 37.9 | 8.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy) | 84.8 | 82.2 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Britain School District) | 9.5 | 7.7 | 1.8% |
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 | 148 | 140 | 5.4% |
African American | 15 | 22 | 46.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 9 | 1 | 88.9% |
Hispanic | 58 | 59 | 1.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 61 | 51 | 16.4% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 7 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.6% | 50% | 17.6% |