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Percent of 3rd, 5th, and 8th Graders Proficient/Advanced on 2007 PACT (ELA)

Rank* County Percent of 3rd Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2007 Pact (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 5th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2007 Pact (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 8th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2007 Pact (ELA)
1 Horry 68.2 1 Dorchester 43.6 1 Edgefield 32.7
2 Pickens 65.8 2 Pickens 42.5 2 Horry 32.3
3 Anderson 65.6 3 Horry 41.9 3 York 31.6
4 Abbeville 65.3 4 York 38.6 4 Kershaw 30.3
5 Dorchester 64.0 5 Lexington 37.0 5 Lexington 30.2
6 York 63.3 6 Saluda 36.9 6 Anderson 30.1
7 Oconee 61.5 7 Anderson 36.7 7 Pickens 30.1
8 Charleston 58.6 8 Charleston 36.5 8 Aiken 28.7
9 Greenville 58.0 9 Greenville 35.3 9 Chesterfield 28.5
10 Calhoun 56.9 10 Georgetown 33.4 10 Dorchester 27.4
11 Lexington 56.6 11 Kershaw 33.3 11 Charleston 26.8
12 Aiken 55.9 12 Beaufort 32.3 12 Oconee 26.8
13 Kershaw 55.6 13 Spartanburg 32.0 13 Richland 26.6
14 Williamsburg 55.2 14 Berkeley 31.9 14 Beaufort 25.8
15 Spartanburg 55.0 15 Richland 30.9 15 Greenville 25.5
16 Edgefield 53.0 16 Aiken 30.8 16 Spartanburg 25.5
17 Georgetown 52.0 17 Abbeville 30.2 17 Newberry 25.1
18 Berkeley 51.7 18 Florence 29.9 18 Abbeville 24.1
19 Beaufort 51.2 19 Oconee 29.8 19 Berkeley 21.6
20 Richland 50.2 20 Union 28.1 20 Greenwood 20.6
21 Florence 50.0 21 Edgefield 28.0 21 Cherokee 20.0
22 Saluda 49.4 22 Sumter 27.6 22 Lancaster 19.5
23 Greenwood 48.8 23 Greenwood 26.7 23 Allendale 18.9
24 Union 48.7 24 Laurens 26.5 24 Florence 18.6
25 Lancaster 48.1 25 Cherokee 25.5 25 Saluda 18.6
26 Laurens 47.9 26 Newberry 24.2 26 Sumter 18.5
27 Chesterfield 47.8 27 McCormick 24.0 27 Georgetown 18.4
28 Sumter 47.5 28 Barnwell 23.1 28 Laurens 17.7
29 Dillon 45.6 29 Lancaster 23.1 29 Bamberg 15.9
30 Clarendon 45.0 30 Chesterfield 21.2 30 Orangeburg 15.3
31 McCormick 44.5 31 Darlington 20.1 31 Hampton 14.1
32 Newberry 43.1 32 Chester 20.0 32 Chester 14.0
33 Cherokee 42.9 33 Bamberg 19.6 33 Colleton 13.7
34 Darlington 41.9 34 Colleton 18.1 34 Dillon 13.4
35 Bamberg 41.7 35 Williamsburg 16.2 35 Darlington 13.2
36 Orangeburg 39.4 36 Marion 16.0 36 Union 12.9
37 Barnwell 37.7 37 Calhoun 15.4 37 Clarendon 12.8
38 Chester 37.2 38 Fairfield 14.8 38 Barnwell 12.4
39 Fairfield 36.8 39 Orangeburg 14.8 39 Marion 12.2
40 Marlboro 36.8 40 Hampton 14.4 40 Calhoun 12.1
41 Hampton 36.3 41 Clarendon 14.1 41 McCormick 12.1
42 Lee 34.1 42 Dillon 14.0 42 Jasper 11.2
43 Colleton 33.7 43 Marlboro 9.3 43 Lee 9.6
44 Jasper 32.1 44 Jasper 9.2 44 Fairfield 9.5
45 Marion 28.3 45 Allendale 7.1 45 Marlboro 9.5
46 Allendale 13.7 46 Lee 5.7 46 Williamsburg 6.0
  South Carolina 54.4   South Carolina 31.8   South Carolina 24.5

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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