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State Scores by Grade Level and Standard

2019 SC READY Scores - Statewide by Grade Level and Reporting Category

South Carolina College - and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) Test Scores

State Scores

Notes:

These statistics may differ from those in state and federal accountability results. They were calculated based on where students tested regardless of school entry date. Home school students were excluded.

If the number tested is less than 20, no other statistics appear.

Grade 3

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	57236	34.6 %	28.5 %	36.9 %
Meaning and Context	57236	37.2 %	26.1 %	36.7 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	57236	38.7 %	31.1 %	30.2 %
Reading – Informational Text	57236	35.3 %	28.5 %	36.2 %
Meaning and Context	57236	41.7 %	32.5 %	25.8 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	57236	36.7 %	38.5 %	24.8 %
Writing	57236	40.1 %	27.4 %	32.5 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	57236	34.9 %	42.4 %	22.7 %
Language	57236	41.8 %	42.7 %	15.5 %
Inquiry	57236	35.2 %	48.7 %	16.2 %

Grade 3

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Number Sense and Base Ten	57238	34.5 %	37.2 %	28.4 %
Number Sense – Fractions	57238	36.9 %	25.9 %	37.3 %
Algebraic Thinking and Operations	57238	32.9 %	29.9 %	37.2 %
Geometry	57238	32.5 %	27.1 %	40.4 %
Measurement and Data Analysis	57238	35.5 %	26.6 %	37.9 %

Grade 4

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	60227	37.8 %	22.6 %	39.6 %
Meaning and Context	60227	44.5 %	31.5 %	24 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	60227	35.1 %	29.8 %	35.1 %
Reading – Informational Text	60227	43.1 %	26.5 %	30.3 %
Meaning and Context	60227	31.4 %	24.7 %	43.9 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	60227	40.2 %	28.5 %	31.3 %
Writing	60227	42.2 %	29.9 %	27.9 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	60227	40.8 %	41.7 %	17.5 %
Language	60227	36.2 %	41.3 %	22.6 %
Inquiry	60227	36.7 %	40.5 %	22.8 %

Grade 4

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Number Sense and Base Ten	60262	36.7 %	31.3 %	32 %
Number Sense and Operations– Fractions	60262	41.3 %	33.1 %	25.6 %
Algebraic Thinking and Operations	60262	40.1 %	27.8 %	32.1 %
Geometry	60262	34.2 %	42.7 %	23.1 %
Measurement and Data Analysis	60262	39.2 %	31.8 %	29.1 %

Grade 5

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	61030	46.6 %	29 %	24.4 %
Meaning and Context	61030	48.6 %	25.7 %	25.6 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	61030	50.9 %	30.6 %	18.5 %
Reading – Informational Text	61030	49.2 %	24.3 %	26.5 %
Meaning and Context	61030	49.7 %	31.5 %	18.8 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	61030	42.3 %	40.5 %	17.2 %
Writing	61030	49.9 %	26.2 %	23.9 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	61030	42.6 %	40.5 %	16.9 %
Language	61030	35.9 %	41.1 %	22.9 %
Inquiry	61030	36.4 %	46.5 %	17.1 %

Grade 5

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Number Sense and Base Ten	61039	37.4 %	35.1 %	27.5 %
Number Sense and Operations– Fractions	61039	47.3 %	27.6 %	25.1 %
Algebraic Thinking and Operations	61039	45.7 %	33 %	21.3 %
Geometry	61039	34.5 %	39.5 %	26 %
Measurement and Data Analysis	61039	46.3 %	25 %	28.7 %

Grade 6

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	61413	47.4 %	27.3 %	25.2 %
Meaning and Context	61413	42.6 %	34.4 %	22.9 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	61413	49.6 %	27.1 %	23.2 %
Reading – Informational Text	61413	48.6 %	25.6 %	25.8 %
Meaning and Context	61413	53.1 %	34.9 %	12 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	61413	49.9 %	25.5 %	24.6 %
Writing	61413	50.9 %	28 %	21.1 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	61413	31.9 %	41.3 %	26.9 %
Language	61413	47.4 %	41.1 %	11.6 %
Inquiry	61413	37.5 %	33.7 %	28.8 %

Grade 6

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
The Number System	61452	49.5 %	23.5 %	27 %
Ratios and Proportional Relationships	61452	39.7 %	35.5 %	24.8 %
Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities	61452	52 %	21.6 %	26.4 %
Geometry and Measurement	61452	38.5 %	26.5 %	35 %
Data Analysis and Statistics	61452	43.6 %	26.5 %	29.9 %

Grade 7

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	58969	46.4 %	21.4 %	32.2 %
Meaning and Context	58969	46 %	22 %	32 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	58969	39.2 %	35 %	25.8 %
Reading – Informational Text	58969	42.9 %	23.6 %	33.5 %
Meaning and Context	58969	47.8 %	35.9 %	16.3 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	58969	43.4 %	36 %	20.6 %
Writing	58969	40.4 %	30 %	29.6 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	58969	34.1 %	33.7 %	32.1 %
Language	58969	33.5 %	34.6 %	31.9 %
Inquiry	58969	38.9 %	35.1 %	26 %

Grade 7

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
The Number System	59009	60.6 %	21.7 %	17.7 %
Ratios and Proportional Relationships	59009	52.3 %	29.6 %	18.1 %
Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities	59009	55.2 %	32.9 %	12 %
Geometry and Measurement	59009	49 %	34.2 %	16.8 %
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability	59009	56.5 %	21.8 %	21.7 %

Grade 8

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading – Literary Text	57055	40.4 %	25.2 %	34.4 %
Meaning and Context	57055	37.6 %	39 %	23.4 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	57055	38.8 %	37.5 %	23.6 %
Reading – Informational Text	57055	43.2 %	28.3 %	28.4 %
Meaning and Context	57055	43.9 %	26.9 %	29.2 %
Language, Craft, and Structure	57055	39.2 %	40.9 %	19.9 %
Writing	57055	43.1 %	30.7 %	26.1 %
Meaning, Context, and Craft	57055	33.5 %	37.1 %	29.4 %
Language	57055	41.3 %	34.8 %	23.9 %
Inquiry	57055	39.5 %	42.1 %	18.4 %

Grade 8

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
The Number System	57077	48.4 %	25.1 %	26.5 %
Functions	57077	51.1 %	25.2 %	23.7 %
Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities	57077	59.6 %	17.1 %	23.3 %
Geometry and Measurement	57077	52.2 %	27.8 %	20 %
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability	57077	47.4 %	33.7 %	18.9 %

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