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Percent of 3rd, 5th, and 8th Graders Proficient/Advanced on 2008 PACT (Math)

Rank* County Percent of 3rd Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (Math) Rank* County Percent of 5th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (Math) Rank* County Percent of 8th Graders Proficient/ Advanced on 2008 Pact (Math)
1 Calhoun 48.4 1 Horry 53.1 1 Anderson 32.1
2 Horry 43.8 2 York 45.2 2 Oconee 29.3
3 Greenville 40.0 3 Charleston 44.9 3 York 29.0
4 York 39.5 4 Oconee 44.2 4 Lexington 28.8
5 Pickens 39.4 4 Spartanburg 44.2 5 Horry 28.3
6 Charleston 39.1 6 Lexington 43.9 6 Pickens 26.7
6 Lexington 39.1 7 McCormick 43.6 7 Kershaw 26.2
8 Anderson 38.0 8 Greenwood 43.3 8 Spartanburg 25.4
9 Dorchester 37.8 9 Georgetown 43.2 9 Aiken 23.5
10 Spartanburg 36.2 10 Pickens 43.0 10 Cherokee 22.9
11 Kershaw 36.0 11 Lancaster 42.7 11 Edgefield 22.5
12 Abbeville 34.6 12 Anderson 42.4 12 Charleston 22.4
13 Williamsburg 34.5 13 Greenville 40.3 13 Saluda 21.4
14 Edgefield 31.2 14 Saluda 39.1 14 Dorchester 20.3
14 Union 31.2 15 Newberry 38.6 15 Laurens 19.6
16 Greenwood 31.1 16 Cherokee 38.2 16 Richland 19.5
17 Georgetown 31.0 17 Berkeley 37.5 17 Greenwood 18.9
18 Lancaster 30.6 17 Dorchester 37.5 18 Lancaster 18.7
19 Cherokee 30.5 19 Kershaw 37.3 19 Berkeley 18.3
20 Aiken 29.8 20 Abbeville 36.6 20 Greenville 18.1
21 Florence 29.2 21 Beaufort 35.4 20 Newberry 18.1
22 Newberry 28.7 22 Aiken 34.9 22 Abbeville 17.7
23 Berkeley 28.5 23 Richland 34.7 23 Beaufort 17.6
24 Dillon 28.4 24 Calhoun 34.1 24 Union 17.3
25 Richland 28.3 25 Chesterfield 33.5 25 Dillon 17.2
26 Beaufort 28.1 26 Florence 33.4 26 Barnwell 17.0
27 Chesterfield 26.0 26 Sumter 33.4 27 Chesterfield 16.0
28 Bamberg 24.5 28 Edgefield 31.6 28 Calhoun 15.5
29 McCormick 24.1 29 Dillon 30.8 29 Georgetown 13.5
30 Laurens 24.0 30 Laurens 30.4 30 Florence 12.9
30 Oconee 24.0 31 Darlington 30.2 31 Darlington 12.6
32 Sumter 23.5 32 Fairfield 29.3 32 Sumter 12.2
33 Darlington 23.4 33 Chester 27.2 33 McCormick 12.1
34 Barnwell 22.7 34 Marion 24.9 34 Clarendon 11.3
35 Saluda 21.5 35 Hampton 24.6 35 Hampton 10.9
36 Clarendon 21.4 36 Bamberg 22.5 36 Chester 10.8
37 Colleton 19.4 36 Clarendon 22.5 37 Orangeburg 9.9
38 Orangeburg 19.1 38 Union 22.4 38 Colleton 9.6
39 Chester 18.0 39 Barnwell 20.4 39 Bamberg 9.0
40 Hampton 17.8 40 Williamsburg 20.3 40 Marion 8.1
41 Marlboro 15.7 41 Colleton 19.2 41 Fairfield 7.3
42 Fairfield 15.1 42 Orangeburg 18.2 42 Williamsburg 7.1
43 Jasper 15.0 43 Marlboro 12.1 43 Marlboro 6.3
44 Marion 14.0 44 Allendale 10.5 44 Allendale 4.5
45 Allendale 6.0 45 Jasper 9.4 45 Jasper 3.7
46 Lee 5.0 46 Lee 7.2 46 Lee 1.7
  South Carolina 33.0   South Carolina 38.3   South Carolina 20.8

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

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