Impact of COVID-19 on Wilbur Cross High 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 113th of 121 High schools | Ranks 117th of 142 High schools | 11% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Wilbur Cross High School) | 29.1 | 26.5 | 2.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 34.3 | 26.8 | 7.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 52.4 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Math (Wilbur Cross High School) | 8.3 | 10.1 | 1.8% |
11th Grade Math (New Haven School District) | 12.1 | 11.4 | 0.7% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 34.1 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1594 | 1633 | 2.4% |
African American | 429 | 352 | 17.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 34 | 39 | 14.7% |
Hispanic | 944 | 1058 | 12.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 179 | 169 | 5.6% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 12 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.1% | 75.9% | 0.2% |