Impact of COVID-19 on Wequonnoc 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 369th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 455th of 491 Elementary schools | 22% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wequonnoc Magnet School) | 54.3 | 30 | 24.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District) | 46.8 | 21.7 | 25.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 46.7 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wequonnoc Magnet School) | 39.6 | 15 | 24.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District) | 38.4 | 27.4 | 11% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wequonnoc Magnet School) | 33.3 | 17.5 | 15.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Norwich School District) | 31.4 | 18.7 | 12.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wequonnoc Magnet School) | 47.8 | 17.6 | 30.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District) | 41.2 | 27.5 | 13.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.9 | 6.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wequonnoc Magnet School) | 34.8 | 15.6 | 19.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Norwich School District) | 25.5 | 20.7 | 4.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 259 | 228 | 12% |
African American | 43 | 40 | 7% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 103 | 97 | 5.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 71 | 67 | 5.6% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 22 | 40.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.4% | 78.5% | 5.1% |