Impact of COVID-19 on New Mexico Connections Academy
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 301st of 396 Elementary schools | Ranks 257th of 435 Elementary schools | 16.9% |
Ranks 148th of 200 Middle schools | Ranks 128th of 239 Middle schools | 20.4% |
Ranks 158th of 181 High schools | Ranks 87th of 170 High schools | 36.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 25 | 31.6 | 6.6% |
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 30 | 35.2 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 11 | 38.6 | 27.6% |
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 33 | 35.7 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 9 | 29.5 | 20.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 24 | 30.7 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 23 | 40.4 | 17.4% |
6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 32.9 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 7 | 37.1 | 30.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 19 | 32.5 | 13.5% |
7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 23 | 39.6 | 16.6% |
7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 34.8 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 10 | 26.5 | 16.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 19 | 24.8 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 19 | 36.6 | 17.6% |
8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 33.2 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 7 | 23 | 16% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 20 | 19.7 | 0.3% |
11th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 21 | 39.5 | 18.5% |
11th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 40 | 33.1 | 6.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 7 | 9.3 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 10 | 15.9 | 5.9% |
11th Grade Science (New Mexico Connections Academy) | 24 | 46.3 | 22.3% |
11th Grade Science (New Mexico) | 25 | 40.2 | 15.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1033 | 1401 | 35.6% |
African American | 18 | 36 | 100% |
American Indian | 53 | 79 | 49.1% |
Asian | 6 | 9 | 50% |
Hispanic | 553 | 785 | 42% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 356 | 437 | 22.8% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 54 | 14.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.8% | 50.4% | 1.4% |