Impact of COVID-19 on Philip Simmons High
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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Philip Simmons High) | 65.3 | 60.5 | 4.8% |
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% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Philip Simmons High) | 79.1 | 67 | 12.1% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Berkeley 01) | 69.3 | 57.8 | 11.5% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Philip Simmons High) | 75.7 | 90.1 | 14.4% |
End of Course English 1 (Berkeley 01) | 78.9 | 83.5 | 4.6% |
End of Course English 1 (South Carolina) | 78.9 | 84 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 390 | 771 | 97.7% |
African American | 128 | 177 | 38.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 20 | 37 | 85% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 218 | 522 | 139.4% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 27 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30.3% | 20.6% | 9.6% |