Impact of COVID-19 on Philip Simmons Middle
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 136th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 137th of 325 Middle schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Middle) | 56.7 | 60.3 | 3.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 44.8 | 48.7 | 3.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Middle) | 31.4 | 39.8 | 8.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 42.8 | 33 | 9.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Science (Philip Simmons Middle) | 51.1 | 35.2 | 15.9% |
6th Grade Science (Berkeley 01) | 49.4 | 38.5 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Middle) | 49.5 | 58.3 | 8.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 43.5 | 49.8 | 6.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Middle) | 32 | 23.2 | 8.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 41.4 | 27.4 | 14% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Middle) | 49.5 | 47.4 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 46.1 | 45.6 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Middle) | 34.8 | 25.2 | 9.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 34.3 | 24.5 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Middle) | 45.6 | 66.4 | 20.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 45.9 | 49.4 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Middle) | 28.9 | 34.5 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 32.3 | 21.4 | 10.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Philip Simmons Middle) | 99.9 | 100 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Berkeley 01) | 62.3 | 60.4 | 1.9% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 371 | 428 | 15.4% |
African American | 147 | 129 | 12.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 10 | 5 | 50% |
Hispanic | 20 | 25 | 25% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 187 | 241 | 28.9% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 26 | 420% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42% | 35% | 7% |