Impact of COVID-19 on Brien McMahon 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 85th of 121 High schools | Ranks 96th of 142 High schools | 2.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Brien McMahon High School) | 48.8 | 39.9 | 8.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Norwalk School District) | 52.6 | 41.8 | 10.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 52.4 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Math (Brien McMahon High School) | 29.6 | 20.5 | 9.1% |
11th Grade Math (Norwalk School District) | 32.7 | 22.4 | 10.3% |
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 | 1561 | 1711 | 9.6% |
African American | 300 | 215 | 28.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 51 | 52 | 2% |
Hispanic | 823 | 1032 | 25.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 362 | 376 | 3.9% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 32 | 28% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.3% | 49.1% | 13.2% |