Impact of COVID-19 on Amity Middle School: Orange
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 8th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 22nd of 249 Middle schools | 5.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Amity Middle School: Orange) | 83.7 | 78.9 | 4.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Regional School District 05) | 81.5 | 80.6 | 0.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Amity Middle School: Orange) | 79.3 | 71.3 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Regional School District 05) | 77.6 | 75.6 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Amity Middle School: Orange) | 84.4 | 69.7 | 14.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Regional School District 05) | 85.2 | 72.3 | 12.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Amity Middle School: Orange) | 78.6 | 63.8 | 14.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Regional School District 05) | 81.8 | 62.8 | 19% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 43.5 | 36.2 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 356 | 357 | 0.3% |
African American | 8 | 15 | 87.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 49 | 46 | 6.1% |
Hispanic | 2 | 33 | 1550% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 286 | 251 | 12.2% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 11 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 9.8% | 16% | 6.1% |