Impact of COVID-19 on Wexler/Grant Community 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 486th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 486th of 490 Elementary schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wexler/Grant Community School) | 24.3 | 16.2 | 8.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 35.5 | 22 | 13.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.3 | 6.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wexler/Grant Community School) | 23.8 | 14 | 9.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 37.6 | 27 | 10.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 47.9 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wexler/Grant Community School) | 24.3 | 27.9 | 3.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District) | 33.8 | 28.7 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 49.2 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 373 | 265 | 29% |
African American | 266 | 176 | 33.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 91 | 66 | 27.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 10 | 7 | 30% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 16 | 166.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 81.5% | 89.1% | 7.6% |