State Scores by Grade Level and Standard - South Carolina Department of Education - 10/14/2026 1:13 PM

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State Scores by Grade Level and Standard

2026 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	57418	28.1 %	36.4 %	35.4 %
Reading Informational Text	57418	31 %	36 %	33 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	57418	27.9 %	31.5 %	40.6 %
Writing	57418	27.2 %	24.9 %	47.9 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	57418	21.3 %	33.1 %	45.6 %

Grade 3

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	57389	29.8 %	23.8 %	46.4 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	57389	32.4 %	24.7 %	42.9 %
Numerical Reasoning	57389	31.7 %	29.6 %	38.7 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	57389	31.9 %	26.9 %	41.2 %

Grade 4

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading Literary Text	58002	29.2 %	41.3 %	29.5 %
Reading Informational Text	58002	24.9 %	30.2 %	44.9 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	58002	22.6 %	31.9 %	45.4 %
Writing	58002	24.8 %	24 %	51.2 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	58002	23.3 %	29 %	47.7 %

Grade 4

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	57991	37.9 %	37.3 %	24.8 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	57991	39.4 %	26.1 %	34.5 %
Numerical Reasoning	57991	44.8 %	25 %	30.2 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	57991	42.6 %	24.7 %	32.7 %

Grade 4

Science

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Energy	57995	42.8 %	25.6 %	31.6 %
Waves	57995	34.6 %	35.3 %	30.1 %
Organisms and the Environment	57995	38.8 %	27.4 %	33.8 %
Earth Processes and Features	57995	39.9 %	36.5 %	23.6 %

Grade 5

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading Literary Text	57873	25.1 %	42.6 %	32.3 %
Reading Informational Text	57873	26.7 %	30.6 %	42.7 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	57873	25.8 %	46.2 %	28 %
Writing	57873	32.4 %	22.4 %	45.2 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	57873	21.4 %	30.6 %	48 %

Grade 5

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	57855	34.4 %	41.9 %	23.7 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	57855	32.8 %	38.3 %	28.9 %
Numerical Reasoning	57855	38.5 %	33.8 %	27.7 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	57855	38.7 %	24.7 %	36.6 %

Grade 6

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading Literary Text	58061	38.8 %	29.4 %	31.8 %
Reading Informational Text	58061	37.7 %	37.5 %	24.8 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	58061	32.6 %	41 %	26.5 %
Writing	58061	30.2 %	23.9 %	45.9 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	58061	37.9 %	25 %	37.1 %

Grade 6

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	57431	39.6 %	38.9 %	21.5 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	57431	41.6 %	31.4 %	27 %
Numerical Reasoning	57431	47.2 %	28.6 %	24.1 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	57431	45.6 %	28.9 %	25.5 %

Grade 6

Science

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Energy and Waves	58048	36.5 %	34.4 %	29.1 %
Life Science	58048	38 %	28 %	34 %
History of Earth	58048	35.2 %	32.1 %	32.7 %
Earth and the Atmosphere	58048	38.8 %	26.9 %	34.3 %

Grade 7

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading Literary Text	58082	37.3 %	26.4 %	36.4 %
Reading Informational Text	58082	29.5 %	32.6 %	37.9 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	58082	25.3 %	45.7 %	28.9 %
Writing	58082	25.5 %	30.5 %	44 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	58082	28.7 %	34.2 %	37.2 %

Grade 7

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	57580	50.9 %	28.7 %	20.4 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	57580	55.3 %	21.4 %	23.3 %
Numerical Reasoning	57580	42.5 %	29.9 %	27.6 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	57580	46.3 %	25.5 %	28.3 %

Grade 8

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Reading Literary Text	58834	30.3 %	45.8 %	24 %
Reading Informational Text	58834	27.6 %	31.6 %	40.8 %
Reading (vocabulary) Across Genres	58834	29.8 %	30.3 %	39.9 %
Writing	58834	28.8 %	28.3 %	42.8 %
Research and Evaluating Ideas	58834	33.2 %	22.9 %	43.9 %

Grade 8

Mathematics

Reporting Category	Number Tested	Low Performance	Middle Performance	High Performance
Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning	58201	46.4 %	32.3 %	21.3 %
Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning	58201	48.3 %	23.8 %	27.9 %
Numerical Reasoning	58201	36.2 %	46.6 %	17.2 %
Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning	58201	46.5 %	20.4 %	33.1 %