Impact of COVID-19 on Dag Hammarskjold 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 146th of 259 Middle schools | Ranks 146th of 249 Middle schools | 2.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 45.7 | 40 | 5.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wallingford School District) | 46.8 | 41.4 | 5.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.3 | 48 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 34.7 | 25.1 | 9.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wallingford School District) | 33.7 | 27.3 | 6.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 45.4 | 39.6 | 5.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 59.5 | 40.7 | 18.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wallingford School District) | 59.4 | 42.8 | 16.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 56.1 | 48.8 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 39.2 | 33.7 | 5.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wallingford School District) | 39.2 | 37.5 | 1.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.1 | 39.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 49.6 | 46.1 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wallingford School District) | 56.2 | 46.6 | 9.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 55.8 | 48.5 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dag Hammarskjold Middle School) | 30.7 | 24.5 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wallingford School District) | 38.9 | 27.6 | 11.3% |
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 | 664 | 579 | 12.8% |
African American | 18 | 3 | 83.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 29 | 30 | 3.4% |
Hispanic | 110 | 124 | 12.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 500 | 401 | 19.8% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 19 | 171.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31% | 33.9% | 2.8% |