Is Sem Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sem Elementary ranks in the top 7.8% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Sem Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 725 students attended Sem Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sem Elementary?

Students at Sem Elementary are 56% Asian, 18% White, 14% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Sem Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sem Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Maus Middle High : Heritage High School

Sem Elementary School in Frisco TX

Performance Trends

Compare Details Sem Elementary ranks better than 92.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 20^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Frisco Independent School District (ISD). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Sem Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (56.1%), White (17.9%), African American (14.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 11.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sem Elementary is 16.5. 21 elementary schools in the Frisco Independent School District (ISD) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sem Elementary is $9,189, which is the 16^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the Frisco Independent School District (ISD).

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Sem Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sem Elementary 357^th of 4581 Texas public elementary schools. (See Sem Elementary in the ranking list.)

Frisco Independent School District (ISD):

SchoolDigger ranks Frisco Independent School District (ISD) 53^rd of 965 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2007	80.31	415^th	3724	88.9%
2008	80.13	465^th	3768	87.7%
2009	80.90	440^th	3884	88.7%
2010	83.79	223^rd	3937	94.3%
2011	82.79	319^th	4095	92.2%
2012	89.32	241^st	4206	94.3%
2013	88.34	281^st	4221	93.3%
2014	81.95	626^th	4260	85.3%
2015	86.09	405^th	4320	90.6%
2016	85.23	471^st	4286	89.0%
2017	93.22	256^th	4329	94.1%
2018	91.84	288^th	4359	93.4%
2019	94.93	171^st	4479	96.2%
2021	94.21	233^rd	4578	94.9%
2022	89.92	357^th	4581	92.2%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	9.85	1000^th	1046	4.4%
2022	34.81	727^th	1004	27.6%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	82.02	278^th	3226	91.4%
2019	81.45	289^th	3333	91.3%
2021	69.94	631^st	3446	81.7%
2022	73.84	555^th	3487	84.1%

Rank History for Special Education students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	74.16	446^th	3558	87.5%
2019	95.28	58^th	3684	98.4%
2021	96.68	51^st	3799	98.7%
2022	73.38	569^th	3952	85.6%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	25.48	3641^st	4264	14.6%
2019	43.41	2529^th	4309	41.3%
2021	40.89	2674^th	4451	39.9%
2022	28.07	3626^th	4477	19.0%

Rank History for Female students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	84.64	484^th	4306	88.8%
2019	90.83	265^th	4348	93.9%
2021	87.89	421^st	4499	90.6%
2022	84.22	507^th	4561	88.9%

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	77.38	318^th	3106	89.8%
2019	76.01	305^th	3184	90.4%
2021	83.47	60^th	3006	98.0%
2022	72.12	622^nd	2958	79.0%

Rank History for At Risk students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	69.86	792^nd	4240	81.3%
2019	79.48	437^th	4295	89.8%
2021	84.99	264^th	4331	93.9%
2022	62.51	1257^th	4461	71.8%

Rank History for Male students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	95.35	138^th	4319	96.8%
2019	95.42	118^th	4357	97.3%
2021	95.99	132^nd	4498	97.1%
2022	90.84	287^th	4563	93.7%

Rank History for Asian students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	72.99	210^th	1005	79.1%
2019	75.78	147^th	1009	85.4%
2021	72.18	225^th	967	76.7%
2022	70.68	231^st	957	75.9%

Rank History for African American students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	75.28	364^th	2483	85.3%
2019	81.87	240^th	2515	90.5%
2021	64.86	568^th	2444	76.8%
2022	59.23	793^rd	2421	67.2%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	95.39	80^th	4168	98.1%
2019	91.50	165^th	4188	96.1%
2021	71.40	834^th	4329	80.7%
2022	70.76	897^th	4376	79.5%

Rank History for White students at Sem Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	69.21	828^th	3127	73.5%
2019	69.67	797^th	3142	74.6%
2021	54.85	1303^rd	3082	57.7%
2022	52.81	1459^th	3082	52.7%

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Thursday, January 31, 2013

I think the school is pretty good but the priorities are a little screwed up. We hear all about any fundraiser but not about important things like when they lost a couple of kindergarteners or when my child got an award, or how they changed the policy to have all students go to the bathroom together and if they have to go in between, the whole class has to go (which is really difficult for a new shy kindergartener) or when there was a strange man drunk and smoking standing across the street watching all of the kids. As a parent, I would like to know more about the important things not just the things that make the school money. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sem Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2007	257	80	74	86	6	n/a	n/a	503
2008	337	127	107	108	8	n/a	n/a	687
2009	217	90	93	66	4	n/a	n/a	470
2010	205	75	82	59	5	n/a	n/a	426
2011	227	67	85	62	6	1	16	464
2012	251	78	83	71	8	1	25	517
2013	242	79	83	74	2	1	33	514
2014	254	95	124	83	4	2	33	595
2015	269	91	162	74	4	2	22	624
2016	284	115	210	65	9	1	22	706
2017	248	100	325	69	11	1	21	775
2018	221	119	400	54	12	1	21	828
2019	159	78	345	42	6	3	21	654
2020	139	85	338	41	9	1	21	634
2021	107	81	341	35	8	0	19	591
2022	130	104	407	48	12	0	24	725

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sem Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	503	33.3	15.1	13.3
2008	687	39.0	17.6	13.8
2009	470	36.5	12.9	11.9
2010	426	32.0	13.2	11.3
2011	464	33.0	14.0	12.1
2012	517	35.5	14.5	14.1
2013	514	33.0	15.5	15.4
2014	595	38.6	15.3	9.1
2015	624	40.0	15.6	9.9
2016	706	41.0	17.2	9.6
2017	775	45.6	16.9	8
2018	828	46.4	17.8	9.9
2019	654	40.4	16.1	8.4
2020	634	38.8	16.3	11
2021	591	38.6	15.3	11.2
2022	725	43.9	16.5	11.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Sem Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	503	33.3	15.1	13.3
2008	687	39.0	17.6	13.8
2009	470	36.5	12.9	11.9
2010	426	32.0	13.2	11.3
2011	464	33.0	14.0	12.1
2012	517	35.5	14.5	14.1
2013	514	33.0	15.5	15.4
2014	595	38.6	15.3	9.1
2015	624	40.0	15.6	9.9
2016	706	41.0	17.2	9.6
2017	775	45.6	16.9	8
2018	828	46.4	17.8	9.9
2019	654	40.4	16.1	8.4
2020	634	38.8	16.3	11
2021	591	38.6	15.3	11.2
2022	725	43.9	16.5	11.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sem Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$512 (6.8%)	$6,996 (93.2%)	$7,508
2020	$459 (5.5%)	$7,906 (94.5%)	$8,365
2021	$378 (4.1%)	$8,811 (95.9%)	$9,189

Data source: Texas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sem 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 Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 171^st of 4479 Elementary schools	Ranks 357^th of 4581 Elementary schools	4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sem Elementary)	76	74	2%
3rd Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	64	72	8%
3rd Grade Reading (Texas)	44	52	8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sem Elementary)	76	64	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	64	60	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)	48	42	6%
4th Grade Reading (Sem Elementary)	69	74	5%
4th Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	64	74	10%
4th Grade Reading (Texas)	43	54	11%
4th Grade Writing (Sem Elementary)	65	52	13%
4th Grade Writing (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	58	51	7%
4th Grade Writing (Texas)	33	26	7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sem Elementary)	79	79
4th Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	67	62	5%
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	46	41	5%
5th Grade Reading (Sem Elementary)	82	83	1%
5th Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	75	80	5%
5th Grade Reading (Texas)	51	57	6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sem Elementary)	78	62	16%
5th Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	79	70	9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	56	47	9%
5th Grade Science (Sem Elementary)	69	52	17%
5th Grade Science (Frisco Independent School District (ISD))	69	57	12%
5th Grade Science (Texas)	48	37	11%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	654	591	9.6%
African American	78	81	3.8%
American Indian	6	8	33.3%
Asian	345	341	1.2%
Hispanic	42	35	16.7%
Pacific Islander	3	0	100%
White	159	107	32.7%
Two or More Races	21	19	9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	8.4%	11.2%	2.8%

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