Impact of COVID-19 on Simmons 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 332nd of 1544 Elementary schools | Ranks 242nd of 1534 Elementary schools | 5.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Simmons Elementary School) | 70.2 | 68 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 56 | 51.7 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Simmons Elementary School) | 77.5 | 66 | 11.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 61.9 | 54 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Math (Simmons Elementary School) | 66.1 | 68.9 | 2.8% |
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Science (Simmons Elementary School) | 94.2 | 89.6 | 4.6% |
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 77.8 | 74.1 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Simmons Elementary School) | 85.9 | 68.9 | 17% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63.6 | 51.8 | 11.8% |
5th Grade Math (Simmons Elementary School) | 49.3 | 67.9 | 18.6% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Simmons Elementary School) | 75.4 | 79.2 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
All Grades Math (Simmons Elementary School) | 61.5 | 68.3 | 6.8% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Simmons Elementary School) | 94.2 | 89.6 | 4.6% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Simmons Elementary School) | 79.5 | 71.8 | 7.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 | 53.8 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 722 | 584 | 19.1% |
African American | 48 | 29 | 39.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 79 | 54 | 31.6% |
Hispanic | 30 | 31 | 3.3% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
White | 542 | 443 | 18.3% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 26 | 36.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 15% | 16.3% | 1.3% |