Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin Jepson Magnet 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 414th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 451st of 491 Elementary schools | 12.5% |
Ranks 196th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 212th of 249 Middle schools | 9.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 37.3 | 17.6 | 19.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 30.1 | 16.7 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 46.7 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 51 | 15.7 | 35.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 30.6 | 13.3 | 17.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 55 | 47.4 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 41.2 | 16.7 | 24.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 32.3 | 19.6 | 12.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 25.5 | 14.8 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 21.6 | 15.2 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 22 | 11.8 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 19.6 | 11.2 | 8.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 21.2 | 12.8 | 8.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 24 | 15.1 | 8.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 45.3 | 29.4 | 15.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 36.7 | 25.9 | 10.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 49.7 | 6.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 24.5 | 14.3 | 10.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 20.5 | 12.6 | 7.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Jepson Magnet School) | 12.2 | 14.8 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District) | 19.4 | 10.5 | 8.9% |
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 | 500 | 2.2% |
African American | 119 | 123 | 3.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 5 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 261 | 289 | 10.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 108 | 54 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 27 | 58.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.8% | 74.2% | 3.4% |