Impact of COVID-19 on Sims 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 224th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 256th of 325 Middle schools | 7.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Sims Middle) | 29.1 | 22.6 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Science (Union 01) | 33.1 | 23.1 | 10% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sims Middle) | 22.5 | 29.9 | 7.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Union 01) | 24.2 | 31.7 | 7.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sims Middle) | 21.1 | 19.7 | 1.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Union 01) | 21.3 | 19.9 | 1.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sims Middle) | 29.5 | 30 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Union 01) | 31 | 32.8 | 1.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Sims Middle) | 28.1 | 10 | 18.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Union 01) | 26.9 | 12.3 | 14.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sims Middle) | 35.8 | 40.2 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Union 01) | 36.8 | 44 | 7.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Sims Middle) | 31.8 | 26.8 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Union 01) | 30.8 | 25.3 | 5.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Sims Middle) | 94.9 | 97.9 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Union 01) | 48 | 53.1 | 5.1% |
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 | 735 | 672 | 8.6% |
African American | 287 | 277 | 3.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 9 | 18 | 100% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 374 | 312 | 16.6% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 64 | 6.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |