Impact of COVID-19 on Bellows Falls 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Science (Bellows Falls Middle School) | 34.7 | 27.3 | 7.4% |
5th Grade Science (Vermont) | 37.2 | 35.1 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Science (Bellows Falls Middle School) | 36.9 | 15.9 | 21% |
8th Grade Science (Vermont) | 39 | 30.9 | 8.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bellows Falls Middle School) | 25.3 | 11.8 | 13.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Vermont) | 40 | 28.6 | 11.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 243 | 242 | 0.4% |
African American | 9 | 1 | 88.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Hispanic | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 227 | 221 | 2.6% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 8 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.2% | 55.4% | 5.2% |