Impact of COVID-19 on Driggs 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 505th of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 465th of 491 Elementary schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Driggs School) | 18.7 | 10.4 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waterbury School District) | 32.4 | 20.6 | 11.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 46.7 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Driggs School) | 15.3 | 12.3 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waterbury School District) | 31.2 | 21.7 | 9.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.6 | 48.8 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Driggs School) | 13.1 | 12.3 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Waterbury School District) | 27.7 | 17.9 | 9.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 52.5 | 48.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Driggs School) | 11 | 11.3 | 0.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Waterbury School District) | 21.7 | 14.5 | 7.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut) | 46.5 | 41.8 | 4.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 499 | 462 | 7.4% |
African American | 148 | 114 | 23% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 6 | 12 | 100% |
Hispanic | 268 | 276 | 3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 61 | 33 | 45.9% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 24 | 71.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76% | 77.7% | 1.8% |