Impact of COVID-19 on Thompson 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 202nd of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 167th of 249 Middle schools | 10.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson Middle School) | 36.5 | 40.5 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District) | 36 | 39.5 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 58.1 | 51.3 | 6.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Thompson Middle School) | 17.8 | 24.7 | 6.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Thompson School District) | 17.6 | 24.1 | 6.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Thompson Middle School) | 16.2 | 27 | 10.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Thompson School District) | 16.2 | 26.6 | 10.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson Middle School) | 32.9 | 34.6 | 1.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District) | 31.5 | 33.3 | 1.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 49.7 | 6.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Thompson Middle School) | 32.9 | 24.2 | 8.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Thompson School District) | 31.5 | 23.4 | 8.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson Middle School) | 27.8 | 28.4 | 0.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District) | 27.5 | 27.3 | 0.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Thompson Middle School) | 19.2 | 28.4 | 9.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Thompson School District) | 19 | 27.3 | 8.3% |
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 | 323 | 285 | 11.8% |
African American | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Hispanic | 27 | 30 | 11.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 281 | 240 | 14.6% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 9 | 18.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.3% | 42.8% | 0.5% |