Impact of COVID-19 on Tamassee-Salem 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 311th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 191st of 644 Elementary schools | 18.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 45.1 | 52.8 | 7.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oconee 01) | 48.6 | 57.1 | 8.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 58.1 | 50 | 8.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oconee 01) | 55.2 | 54.7 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 35.9 | 57.2 | 21.3% |
4th Grade Science (Oconee 01) | 55.5 | 46.8 | 8.7% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 38.5 | 67.9 | 29.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oconee 01) | 50 | 54.5 | 4.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 48.7 | 64.3 | 15.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Oconee 01) | 49.5 | 42 | 7.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 42.8 | 64.1 | 21.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oconee 01) | 38.8 | 57.4 | 18.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Tamassee-Salem Elementary) | 67.6 | 56.4 | 11.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Oconee 01) | 43.5 | 45.7 | 2.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 230 | 214 | 7% |
African American | 1 | 2 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 9 | 200% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 219 | 189 | 13.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 14 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 49.1% | 73.8% | 24.7% |