Impact of COVID-19 on Lyme-Old Lyme 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 5th of 121 High schools | Ranks 8th of 142 High schools | 1.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Lyme-Old Lyme High School) | 87.2 | 83.3 | 3.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Regional School District 18) | 85.9 | 83.3 | 2.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 61.6 | 52.4 | 9.2% |
11th Grade Math (Lyme-Old Lyme High School) | 76.8 | 69.1 | 7.7% |
11th Grade Math (Regional School District 18) | 75 | 69.1 | 5.9% |
11th Grade Math (Connecticut) | 40.6 | 34.8 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 471 | 407 | 13.6% |
African American | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 9 | 16 | 77.8% |
Hispanic | 24 | 31 | 29.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 427 | 342 | 19.9% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 13 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 14.6% | 11.8% | 2.9% |