Impact of COVID-19 on Blanche Sims Elementary 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 182nd of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 319th of 1470 Elementary schools | 8.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 72.5 | 61.3 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 73.5 | 57.7 | 15.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 68.1 | 42.1 | 26% |
3rd Grade Math (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 67.9 | 55.8 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 78.7 | 56.8 | 21.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 69.9 | 62.8 | 7.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 65.3 | 58.1 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 60.8 | 54.7 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 83.3 | 64.5 | 18.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 75.2 | 65.6 | 9.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 59.5 | 47.4 | 12.1% |
5th Grade Math (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 53.3 | 48.1 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Blanche Sims Elementary School) | 17.9 | 30.3 | 12.4% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Lake Orion Community Schools) | 23.5 | 22.8 | 0.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 17.4 | 18.6 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 469 | 446 | 4.9% |
African American | 9 | 13 | 44.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 6 | 12 | 100% |
Hispanic | 36 | 34 | 5.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 376 | 346 | 8% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 41 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.2% | 37% | 1.8% |