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

Rank* County Percent of 3rd Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (Math) Rank* County Percent of 5th Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (Math) Rank* County Percent of 8th Graders Below Basic on 2008 PACT (Math)
1 Calhoun 7.4 2 Horry 13.3 2 Oconee 16.4
2 Abbeville 14.5 1 Pickens 14.6 1 Anderson 17.4
3 Horry 15.1 3 Georgetown 15.1 3 York 20.0
4 Pickens 16.6 4 Anderson 15.5 4 Horry 22.1
5 Dorchester 17.0 5 Lancaster 16.2 5 Kershaw 23.1
6 Georgetown 17.1 6 Calhoun 16.3 6 Lexington 23.5
6 York 17.1 7 Abbeville 16.9 7 Spartanburg 23.7
8 Anderson 18.1 8 York 17.2 8 Saluda 24.1
9 Greenville 18.3 9 Greenwood 17.3 9 Aiken 24.4
10 Lexington 18.5 10 Saluda 17.4 10 Lancaster 24.9
11 Spartanburg 19.7 11 Lexington 18.0 11 Pickens 27.3
12 Kershaw 20.7 12 Oconee 18.2 12 Laurens 28.9
12 Union 20.7 13 Spartanburg 19.5 13 Edgefield 29.5
14 Oconee 21.5 14 Greenville 19.8 14 Cherokee 29.6
15 Charleston 22.2 15 Dorchester 20.1 15 Dorchester 29.8
16 Williamsburg 22.4 16 Kershaw 21.1 16 Charleston 30.3
16 Aiken 23.4 17 Berkeley 21.6 16 McCormick 30.3
16 Berkeley 23.4 18 Aiken 21.7 18 Georgetown 30.4
19 Edgefield 23.7 19 Newberry 21.8 18 Greenwood 30.4
20 Dillon 23.9 20 Charleston 21.9 20 Greenville 30.8
21 Chesterfield 25.0 21 Sumter 22.9 21 Beaufort 31.4
22 Beaufort 26.2 22 Florence 23.3 22 Union 32.0
22 Cherokee 26.2 23 Cherokee 23.4 23 Berkeley 33.2
22 Lancaster 26.2 24 Beaufort 23.5 24 Abbeville 34.2
25 Florence 26.3 24 Edgefield 23.5 25 Darlington 35.0
26 Greenwood 26.5 26 McCormick 25.5 26 Calhoun 35.8
26 Newberry 26.5 27 Laurens 25.6 27 Richland 36.8
28 Sumter 26.9 28 Richland 26.5 28 Chesterfield 36.9
29 Laurens 27.0 29 Chesterfield 27.5 29 Colleton 37.1
30 McCormick 27.6 30 Dillon 28.3 30 Dillon 37.4
31 Darlington 28.1 31 Darlington 30.3 31 Newberry 38.1
32 Richland 28.9 32 Fairfield 31.2 31 Sumter 38.1
32 Saluda 28.9 33 Clarendon 31.6 33 Florence 38.4
34 Colleton 30.7 34 Hampton 31.7 34 Clarendon 39.2
35 Chester 31.5 35 Chester 32.3 35 Barnwell 40.9
36 Clarendon 33.9 36 Barnwell 33.7 36 Marlboro 42.1
37 Bamberg 35.0 37 Bamberg 34.5 37 Hampton 43.4
38 Marlboro 35.3 38 Marion 34.7 38 Orangeburg 45.5
39 Hampton 36.1 39 Union 35.8 39 Fairfield 45.9
40 Orangeburg 36.3 40 Orangeburg 36.4 40 Chester 46.2
41 Barnwell 38.6 41 Colleton 37.1 41 Bamberg 47.6
42 Fairfield 40.4 42 Williamsburg 38.2 42 Williamsburg 48.1
43 Jasper 44.5 43 Marlboro 46.3 43 Lee 57.0
44 Marion 44.8 44 Allendale 52.4 44 Marion 59.2
45 Lee 57.3 45 Lee 53.6 45 Jasper 59.8
46 Allendale 59.1 46 Jasper 63.9 46 Allendale 60.2
  South Carolina 22.8   South Carolina 22.0   South Carolina 30.3

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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