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State Scores by Grade Level and Standard

2016 South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) Test Scores

• State Scores by Grade Level
• State Scores by Grade Level and Demographic Category
• State Scores by Grade Level and Standard

Notes:

1) 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.


2) If the number tested is less than 10, no other statistics appear.

Scores by Grade Level and Standard
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A) Number of Students tested C) Percentage of Students whose test performance may benefit from additional activities that focus on the domains/standards listed.
B) Percentage of Students whose test performance shows weaknesses and a need for further instruction in the domains/standards listed. D) Percentage of Students whose test performance shows strengths in the domains/standards listed.


Grade 4

Science
A
B
C
D
Scientific Inquiry
57293
27.0
41.6
31.4
Organisms & Their Environments
57293
27.8
45.2
27.0
Astronomy
57293
29.5
29.3
41.2
Weather
57293
22.5
55.9
21.6
Properties of Light & Electricity
57293
22.5
37.4
40.1
Social Studies
A
B
C
D
Exploration
57282
8.3
49.3
42.3
Settlement
57282
8.2
50.4
41.4
Colonial Conflict
57282
12.8
49.4
37.8
A New Nation
57282
9.0
51.3
39.7
Westward Expansion
57282
16.0
43.2
40.8
Civil War
57282
14.6
38.0
47.4


Grade 5

Science
A
B
C
D
Scientific Inquiry
55786
20.1
41.5
38.4
Ecosystems: Terrestrial & Aquatic
55786
23.7
32.6
43.8
Landforms & Oceans
55786
25.3
43.1
31.6
Properties of Matter
55786
16.7
41.3
41.9
Forces & Motion
55786
31.9
36.2
31.8
Social Studies
A
B
C
D
Reconstruction
55771
12.7
46.2
41.1
Westward Expansion
55771
19.3
53.5
27.2
U.S. as a World Power
55771
8.8
50.6
40.7
The 1920s - 1940s
55771
21.9
47.4
30.7
Cold War Era
55771
25.3
38.8
35.9
Developments Since 1989
55771
17.2
47.7
35.1


Grade 6

Science
A
B
C
D
Scientific Inquiry
55303
23.2
37.8
39.0
Plants: Structures, Processes, & Responses
55303
23.9
36.5
39.6
Animals: Structures, Processes, & Responses
55303
26.2
37.0
36.9
Earth's Atmosphere & Weather
55303
24.5
39.3
36.1
Conservation of Energy
55303
28.3
34.8
36.8
Social Studies
A
B
C
D
Cradles of Civilization
55292
13.7
40.3
46.0
Greek & Roman Civilizations
55292
13.6
40.4
46.0
Civilizations in Asia
55292
11.5
48.6
39.9
Civilizations in Africa & the Americas
55292
7.8
52.6
39.6
The Middle Ages
55292
18.6
40.7
40.7
Renaissance, Reformation, & Exploration
55292
11.4
37.0
51.7


Grade 7

Science
A
B
C
D
Scientific Inquiry
55163
24.7
34.4
41.0
Cells & Heredity
55163
25.6
29.2
45.2
Human Body Systems & Disease
55163
22.7
43.3
34.1
Ecology: Biotic & Abiotic Environment
55163
24.3
39.0
36.7
Chemical Nature of Matter
55163
15.2
36.5
48.3
Social Studies
A
B
C
D
European Colonial Expansion & Global Trade
55149
15.9
44.2
40.0
Limited & Unlimited Government
55149
21.7
38.2
40.1
Independence Movements
55149
23.0
39.9
37.1
Early 20th Century World Conflicts
55149
24.3
40.5
35.3
Cold War Era
55149
18.3
42.1
39.6
Developments Since 1989
55149
16.4
44.6
39.0


Grade 8

Science
A
B
C
D
Scientific Inquiry
55089
15.9
43.5
40.6
Earth's Biological History
55089
16.9
39.7
43.4
Earth's Structure and Processes
55089
22.8
33.4
43.9
Astronomy: Earth & Space Systems
55089
28.0
35.2
36.8
Forces & Motion
55089
22.4
39.0
38.6
Waves
55089
13.8
46.2
40.0
Social Studies
A
B
C
D
Settlement
55069
21.7
46.5
31.8
The American Revolution
55069
10.0
49.0
41.0
The New Nation
55069
22.6
48.7
28.7
The Civil War
55069
20.4
42.8
36.8
Reconstruction, Industrialization, & Progressivism
55069
25.9
41.4
32.7
Early 20th Century
55069
11.1
48.4
40.5
Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries
55069
20.0
43.1
36.8