| 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.