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Percent of 3rd, 5th, and 8th Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (ELA)

Rank* County Percent of 3rd Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 5th Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (ELA) Rank* County Percent of 8th Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (ELA)
1 Horry 5.5 1 Horry 14.2 1 Anderson 19.4
2 Calhoun 5.8 2 Anderson 14.5 2 Oconee 20.0
3 Anderson 7.1 3 Pickens 15.2 3 Horry 20.3
4 Williamsburg 8.7 4 Dorchester 16.7 4 Edgefield 20.7
5 Dorchester 9.0 5 Calhoun 17.3 5 Kershaw 21.6
6 Abbeville 9.1 6 York 17.5 6 York 21.9
7 Oconee 9.5 7 Oconee 17.8 7 Lexington 22.2
8 Pickens 9.6 8 Georgetown 18.2 8 Spartanburg 23.8
9 Georgetown 10.0 9 Kershaw 18.9 9 Pickens 24.1
10 Union 10.2 10 Greenwood 19.6 10 Dorchester 24.8
11 York 11.1 11 Lexington 20.0 11 Aiken 25.7
12 Aiken 11.6 12 Abbeville 20.2 12 Greenville 27.0
13 Berkeley 11.8 13 McCormick 20.4 13 McCormick 27.3
14 Kershaw 12.2 14 Greenville 20.8 14 Charleston 28.6
15 Charleston 12.4 15 Spartanburg 21.1 15 Greenwood 29.8
15 Greenville 12.4 16 Charleston 21.2 16 Beaufort 30.2
17 Spartanburg 12.5 17 Aiken 21.7 17 Richland 30.8
18 Edgefield 12.8 17 Berkeley 22.7 18 Cherokee 31.2
19 Richland 13.0 19 Lancaster 22.9 19 Laurens 31.3
20 Dillon 13.3 20 Beaufort 23.2 20 Abbeville 31.7
21 Lexington 14.2 21 Richland 23.3 21 Chesterfield 32.7
22 McCormick 14.3 22 Edgefield 23.4 22 Berkeley 33.1
23 Florence 14.5 22 Saluda 23.4 23 Union 33.2
24 Sumter 15.0 24 Sumter 23.9 24 Georgetown 33.6
25 Clarendon 16.0 25 Florence 25.7 25 Florence 33.8
26 Cherokee 17.0 26 Cherokee 26.6 26 Lancaster 35.1
26 Chester 17.0 27 Williamsburg 26.9 27 Newberry 36.4
28 Chesterfield 17.1 28 Newberry 27.4 28 Sumter 36.8
29 Beaufort 17.2 29 Clarendon 27.7 29 Orangeburg 38.6
29 Saluda 17.2 30 Chesterfield 30.0 30 Bamberg 38.7
31 Lancaster 17.4 31 Laurens 30.4 30 Saluda 38.7
32 Greenwood 17.9 32 Bamberg 30.5 32 Darlington 39.0
32 Laurens 17.9 33 Darlington 30.6 32 Hampton 39.0
34 Newberry 18.2 34 Dillon 31.9 34 Calhoun 39.5
35 Bamberg 18.3 35 Orangeburg 32.8 35 Williamsburg 41.0
36 Colleton 19.9 36 Fairfield 33.7 36 Dillon 41.1
37 Darlington 20.1 37 Hampton 34.3 37 Clarendon 41.8
38 Orangeburg 20.8 38 Chester 35.2 38 Barnwell 42.0
39 Marlboro 22.2 39 Union 36.4 39 Allendale 43.3
40 Fairfield 23.0 40 Colleton 38.3 39 Marlboro 43.3
41 Jasper 25.7 41 Marlboro 39.2 41 Chester 44.4
42 Barnwell 25.9 42 Barnwell 40.9 42 Colleton 46.6
43 Marion 26.8 43 Marion 43.7 43 Lee 49.1
44 Hampton 30.4 44 Allendale 48.3 44 Marion 49.4
45 Allendale 30.8 45 Jasper 49.0 45 Jasper 52.8
46 Lee 37.7 46 Lee 51.7 46 Fairfield 54.3
  South Carolina 13.3   South Carolina 22.4   South Carolina 29.0

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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