Impact of COVID-19 on Wendell L. Cross 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 342nd of 522 Elementary schools | Ranks 419th of 491 Elementary schools | 19.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wendell L. Cross School) | 45.2 | 19 | 26.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waterbury School District) | 32.4 | 19.1 | 13.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut) | 54.3 | 45.5 | 8.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wendell L. Cross School) | 49 | 28.6 | 20.4% |
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 (Wendell L. Cross School) | 51 | 22.2 | 28.8% |
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 (Wendell L. Cross School) | 34 | 16.9 | 17.1% |
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 | 349 | 551 | 57.9% |
African American | 58 | 100 | 72.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 21 | 10 | 52.4% |
Hispanic | 167 | 309 | 85% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 84 | 96 | 14.3% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 32 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 60.5% | 66.2% | 5.8% |