Impact of COVID-19 on Robert Semple 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 1972nd of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 2117th of 5848 Elementary schools | 2.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Robert Semple Elementary) | 71.8 | 48.5 | 23.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Benicia Unified) | 60.5 | 54.2 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Robert Semple Elementary) | 77.8 | 56.1 | 21.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benicia Unified) | 65.9 | 59.5 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Robert Semple Elementary) | 49.4 | 48.6 | 0.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Benicia Unified) | 56.9 | 53.8 | 3.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Robert Semple Elementary) | 54.4 | 50 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Benicia Unified) | 59.2 | 65.9 | 6.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Robert Semple Elementary) | 43.2 | 39.1 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Benicia Unified) | 62.1 | 55.6 | 6.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Robert Semple Elementary) | 43.2 | 36.2 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Benicia Unified) | 59 | 54 | 5.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Robert Semple Elementary) | 24.3 | 31.4 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Science (Benicia Unified) | 41.7 | 42.9 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 472 | 444 | 5.9% |
African American | 39 | 18 | 53.8% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 30 | 35 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 135 | 141 | 4.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 182 | 176 | 3.3% |
Two or More Races | 83 | 73 | 12% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.6% | 40.1% | 2.5% |