Impact of COVID-19 on Philip Simmons Elementary
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 127th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 146th of 644 Elementary schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Elementary) | 60.3 | 75 | 14.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 50.9 | 51.9 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Elementary) | 61.6 | 75 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 52.9 | 46.5 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Philip Simmons Elementary) | 73.7 | 50.5 | 23.2% |
4th Grade Science (Berkeley 01) | 53.6 | 40.2 | 13.4% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Philip Simmons Elementary) | 69.8 | 62.4 | 7.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01) | 52.5 | 53.9 | 1.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Philip Simmons Elementary) | 59.2 | 48.3 | 10.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01) | 46.4 | 37.9 | 8.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 404 | 525 | 30% |
African American | 81 | 74 | 8.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 16 | 23 | 43.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 275 | 401 | 45.8% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 27 | 17.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.6% | 21% | 21.6% |