| 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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