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Percent of 3rd, 5th, and 8th Graders Proficient/Advanced on 2008 PACT (ELA)

Rank* County Percent of 3rd Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 5th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 8th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (ELA)
1 Horry 72.1 1 Horry 41.1 1 Kershaw 36.1
2 Calhoun 68.3 2 Pickens 41.0 2 York 35.4
3 Anderson 64.9 3 York 39.6 3 Oconee 35.3
4 Pickens 63.5 4 Anderson 39.5 4 Horry 35.2
5 Dorchester 63.0 5 Dorchester 37.2 5 Anderson 34.3
5 York 63.0 6 Lexington 36.9 6 Lexington 34.2
7 Charleston 61.6 7 Charleston 36.5 7 Edgefield 33.8
8 Abbeville 61.4 8 Greenwood 35.8 8 Pickens 33.1
9 Berkeley 61.0 9 Spartanburg 35.0 9 Charleston 32.8
10 Greenville 60.7 10 Greenville 34.9 10 Spartanburg 32.7
11 Georgetown 60.2 11 Oconee 34.3 11 Dorchester 31.8
12 Spartanburg 59.6 12 Beaufort 32.4 11 McCormick 31.8
13 Edgefield 59.5 13 Berkeley 32.0 13 Aiken 30.0
13 Williamsburg 59.5 14 Aiken 31.8 14 Greenville 28.7
15 Oconee 57.8 15 Georgetown 31.7 15 Richland 28.5
16 Kershaw 57.4 16 Richland 31.5 16 Beaufort 27.9
17 Lexington 56.4 17 Abbeville 30.9 17 Cherokee 27.2
18 Aiken 55.4 18 Kershaw 29.9 18 Greenwood 26.7
19 Richland 54.7 19 Saluda 28.9 19 Laurens 25.5
20 Dillon 54.6 20 Cherokee 28.7 20 Chesterfield 25.2
21 Beaufort 53.1 21 Newberry 28.5 21 Berkeley 24.1
22 Greenwood 53.0 22 Sumter 27.9 22 Abbeville 23.8
23 Florence 52.1 23 Lancaster 27.6 23 Lancaster 22.8
24 Cherokee 51.5 24 McCormick 26.0 24 Newberry 22.2
25 Union 51.0 25 Florence 25.0 25 Bamberg 22.1
26 Newberry 50.5 26 Darlington 24.6 26 Florence 21.3
27 McCormick 50.0 27 Edgefield 24.5 27 Georgetown 18.8
27 Sumter 50.0 28 Dillon 24.4 28 Darlington 18.5
29 Saluda 48.5 29 Clarendon 23.0 29 Orangeburg 17.9
30 Lancaster 48.4 30 Chesterfield 22.6 30 Dillon 17.2
31 Chester 47.4 31 Fairfield 21.8 30 Union 17.2
32 Laurens 47.0 32 Williamsburg 20.2 32 Clarendon 16.6
33 Bamberg 46.6 33 Laurens 20.0 33 Sumter 16.5
34 Chesterfield 44.3 34 Bamberg 19.8 34 Barnwell 16.2
35 Colleton 41.4 35 Calhoun 19.4 35 Hampton 15.4
35 Darlington 41.4 36 Chester 18.7 36 Saluda 14.8
37 Clarendon 41.2 37 Marlboro 18.1 37 Chester 14.5
38 Orangeburg 40.1 38 Colleton 17.9 38 Marion 14.3
39 Fairfield 37.3 39 Orangeburg 16.7 39 Marlboro 13.1
40 Marlboro 34.3 40 Hampton 16.6 40 Colleton 12.7
41 Barnwell 32.7 41 Marion 16.2 40 Williamsburg 12.7
42 Marion 32.3 42 Barnwell 15.8 42 Calhoun 11.7
43 Hampton 31.5 43 Union 15.4 43 Jasper 9.8
44 Jasper 29.2 44 Jasper 11.9 44 Fairfield 9.3
45 Allendale 28.0 45 Allendale 5.2 45 Lee 5.8
46 Lee 25.6 46 Lee 4.1 46 Allendale 4.8
  South Carolina 56.6   South Carolina 32.3   South Carolina 27.9

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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