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Percent of 3rd, 5th, and 8th Graders Proficient/Advanced on 2005 PACT (ELA)

Rank* County % of 3rd Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2005 Pact (ELA) Rank* County % of 5th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2005 Pact (ELA) Rank* County % of 8th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2005 Pact (ELA)
1 Horry 70.3 1 Horry 43.8 1 Edgefield 40.3
2 Dorchester 68.7 2 Pickens 38.7 2 Pickens 39.1
3 Anderson 67.3 3 Lexington 37.8 3 Anderson 38.9
4 Pickens 67.0 4 Anderson 37.6 4 Lexington 38.3
5 Williamsburg 66.1 5 Oconee 37.3 5 Horry 37.0
6 York 65.0 6 York 35.9 6 Oconee 36.1
7 Abbeville 64.8 7 Dorchester 35.4 7 Spartanburg 35.7
8 Georgetown 61.3 8 Charleston 34.0 8 York 35.0
9 Aiken 61.2 9 Georgetown 32.2 9 Aiken 33.9
10 Charleston 60.6 10 Spartanburg 31.5 10 Kershaw 33.7
11 Greenville 60.6 11 Greenville 31.4 11 Greenwood 32.7
12 Lexington 59.3 12 Kershaw 30.9 12 Dorchester 32.6
13 Edgefield 57.0 13 Union 30.5 13 Greenville 32.0
14 Kershaw 56.7 14 Richland 29.7 14 Richland 31.5
15 Richland 55.7 15 Aiken 29.1 15 Charleston 30.8
16 Berkeley 54.8 16 Greenwood 27.6 16 Beaufort 28.0
17 Spartanburg 54.6 17 Beaufort 27.2 17 Chesterfield 27.3
18 Oconee 54.5 18 Edgefield 26.4 18 Union 26.0
19 Calhoun 54.4 19 Sumter 26.3 19 Berkeley 25.0
20 Beaufort 54.4 20 Newberry 25.9 20 Florence 22.7
21 Florence 54.3 21 Lancaster 25.6 21 Lancaster 22.6
22 Sumter 53.1 22 Laurens 25.4 22 Chester 22.4
23 Newberry 52.6 23 Berkeley 25.4 23 Saluda 22.4
24 Greenwood 51.3 24 Abbeville 24.1 24 Cherokee 22.2
25 Saluda 51.0 25 Chesterfield 23.8 25 Laurens 21.4
26 Chesterfield 50.9 26 Cherokee 21.5 26 Barnwell 21.4
27 Lancaster 49.9 27 Barnwell 20.9 27 Darlington 20.9
28 Clarendon 49.6 28 Florence 20.8 28 Georgetown 20.7
29 Union 47.7 29 Dillon 20.4 29 Sumter 20.7
30 Orangeburg 47.3 30 Bamberg 20.1 30 Abbeville 19.8
31 Darlington 46.2 31 Clarendon 19.0 31 Dillon 19.1
32 Cherokee 45.5 32 Saluda 18.1 32 Newberry 19.1
33 Laurens 45.2 33 Darlington 18.0 33 Clarendon 18.7
34 Dillon 43.1 34 Orangeburg 17.9 34 Bamberg 18.2
35 Barnwell 42.1 35 Williamsburg 17.9 35 Marion 18.1
36 McCormick 41.9 36 Hampton 16.6 36 Jasper 17.6
37 Fairfield 40.4 37 Calhoun 16.2 37 Colleton 17.0
38 Chester 39.0 38 Fairfield 14.7 38 Hampton 16.9
39 Colleton 37.9 39 Chester 14.4 39 Allendale 16.8
40 Hampton 34.5 40 Marion 13.4 40 McCormick 16.5
41 Marlboro 33.9 41 Colleton 12.8 41 Calhoun 15.5
42 Lee 32.7 42 McCormick 12.3 42 Marlboro 15.3
43 Jasper 31.6 43 Marlboro 10.5 43 Lee 15.0
44 Bamberg 30.8 44 Jasper 9.5 44 Williamsburg 14.7
45 Marion 26.6 45 Lee 8.5 45 Fairfield 13.8
46 Allendale 24.1 46 Allendale 5.6 46 Orangeburg 12.4
- South Carolina 56.8 - South Carolina 29.8 - South Carolina 29.8

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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