Impact of COVID-19 on Bennie Dover Jackson 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 239th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 235th of 249 Middle schools | 2.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School) | 11.5 | 12.4 | 0.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New London School District) | 23.2 | 20 | 3.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 48 | 7.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School) | 23.4 | 7.4 | 16% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New London School District) | 23.6 | 11 | 12.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School) | 19.4 | 7.5 | 11.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New London School District) | 17.7 | 7.7 | 10% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 37.9 | 8.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School) | 19.8 | 19.1 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New London School District) | 27.1 | 21 | 6.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 277 | 349 | 26% |
African American | 45 | 58 | 28.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 192 | 236 | 22.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 19 | 22 | 15.8% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 27 | 58.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 96% | 97.1% | 1.1% |