Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph A. Depaolo 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 71st of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 53rd of 249 Middle schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 72.7 | 69.3 | 3.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Southington School District) | 69.6 | 64.4 | 5.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 48 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 55 | 61 | 6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Southington School District) | 58.1 | 56.2 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 68.9 | 66.5 | 2.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southington School District) | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 62.6 | 57.2 | 5.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Southington School District) | 56.9 | 61.1 | 4.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 66.4 | 55.6 | 10.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southington School District) | 68.4 | 55.6 | 12.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School) | 57.2 | 53.7 | 3.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Southington School District) | 56.8 | 52.2 | 4.6% |
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 | 741 | 694 | 6.3% |
African American | 21 | 19 | 9.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 24 | 27 | 12.5% |
Hispanic | 63 | 84 | 33.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 609 | 526 | 13.6% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 36 | 71.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23.9% | 23.8% | 0.1% |