Overview for Connecticut
For the 2020-21 school year, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CDE) collected weekly grade-level data on learning model by district; student enrollment data by learning model are not available for the full year. COVID-19 case data for the state’s schools or districts are publicly available from the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The state had a mask mandate in effect throughout the school year; this is reflected in the staff and student masking data for all state districts.
Data Details
Please review the Data Details for Connecticut for important information on the datasets presented below.
State Test Score Results
The State Test Score Results Data Series explores state-level trends in ELA and math proficiency outcomes on state standardized assessments, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Data Series presents math and ELA proficiency trends on state assessments between Spring 2018-Spring 2023, as available. Results are presented for the state overall, by race/ethnicity, and by district poverty levels for school-age children. Data presented in each State Brief are specific to the state’s assessment and are not comparable to other states.
Connecticut Test Score ResultsNote that not all states have available data at this time.
Predominant Learning Models in Connecticut in 2020-2021
Shown as a percentage of the 2020-21 school year that students in Connecticut had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction. All calculations are weighted by enrollment size.
49%
In-Person
40%
Hybrid
11%
Virtual
Note. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. This dataset includes 197 districts in the state with learning model data for the 2020-21 school year. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE). Data are available between September 2020–June 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
Public Data Sources for Connecticut
| Data | Learning model data available? | Source | Data Level | Time Interval | Download |
| CT Learning Model Data | Yes | Connecticut State Department of Education | District | Weekly |   |
| Data | Available? | Source | Data Level | Download |
| CT COVID-19 Data | Yes | CT Department of Public Health | School | |
| CT Masking Data | Yes | State Mask Mandate | District | |