Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016
Greenville County middle and high school students continue to score above the state average on the End-of-Course exams. The End-of-Course exam score counts 20% of a student’s final grade in the course.
In the 2015-16 school year, exams were given to students enrolled in the following high school credit courses:
- Algebra I/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (middle and high school)
- English1 (middle and high school)
- Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (high school)
- U.S. History and the Constitution (high school)
Greenville County Schools passage rates and mean scale scores increased in English I and US History and the Constitution from 2105 to 2016, while passage rates in Algebra I and Biology I scores decreased. Passage rates and mean scale score increases in GCS mirror increases for all South Carolina students.
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2015-16
End-of-Course Exam
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GCS
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SC
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Algebra I*
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% Passing
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85.3%
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81.9%
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Mean Scale Score
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83.7
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81.9
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English I*
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% Passing
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82.5%
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78.6%
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Mean Scale Score
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81.6
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79.8
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Biology I
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% Passing
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80.4%
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75.7%
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Mean Scale Score
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83.5
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81.6
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U.S. History
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% Passing
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82.6%
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71.0%
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Mean Scale Score
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81.1
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77.2
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*Algebra I and English I scores include exams taken by middle school students.
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