Impact of COVID-19 on Norman-Sims 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 2377th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 4413th of 4647 Elementary schools | 41.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 21 | 16 | 5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 57 | 6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 32 | 15 | 17% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 46 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 16 | 32 | 16% |
4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 58 | 8% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 40 | 15 | 25% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 51 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 57 | 16 | 41% |
5th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 64 | 8% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 82 | 34 | 48% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 53 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Norman-Sims Elementary) | 72 | 16 | 56% |
5th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 40 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (Texas) | 48 | 34 | 14% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 148 | 278 | 87.8% |
African American | 67 | 114 | 70.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 12 | |
Hispanic | 70 | 141 | 101.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 4 | 6 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 95.3% | 95.7% | 0.4% |