GCS Celebrates Significant Academic Gains with Superintendent’s Academic Achievement Awards
At the first-ever Superintendent’s Academic Achievement Awards celebration, Greenville County Schools recognized significant academic growth and performance from the 2021-22 school year and tremendous progress in returning to pre-pandemic achievement levels.
Pre-Pandemic Achievement Levels
Greenville County Schools is fast-approaching pre-pandemic achievement levels and outpaced the state’s overall progress in returning to pre-pandemic levels in English Language Arts (ELA), Math and Science. These results reflect state testing that occurred during the pandemic at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
Elementary Schools:
- 61% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in ELA
- 24% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Math
- 31% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Science
Middle Schools:
- 50% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in ELA
- 18% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Math
- 57% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Science
High Schools*:
- 80% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Algebra 1
- 7% Met or Exceeded Pre-pandemic Performance in Biology
*South Carolina tested high schools on English 1 pre-pandemic but English 2 post-pandemic so there is no pre-pandemic comparison data for high school English.
Growth from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022
Greenville County Schools also celebrated tremendous positive academic growth from spring 2021 to spring 2022 in ELA, Math and Science.
Elementary Schools:
- 94% Posted Positive Growth in ELA
- 94% Posted Positive Growth in Math
- 73% Posted Positive Growth in Science
Middle Schools:
- 82% Posted Positive Growth in ELA
- 86% Posted Positive Growth in Math
- 81% Posted Positive Growth in Science
High Schools:
- 53% Posted Positive Growth in English 2
- 87% Posted Positive Growth in Algebra 1
- 60% Posted Positive Growth in Biology
Overall Highest Performance
The following schools achieved the highest overall performance from spring 2021 to spring 2022.
- Elementary School - Augusta Circle Elementary
- Middle School - Riverside Middle
- High School - Riverside High
Overall Highest Growth
The following schools achieved the highest overall growth from spring 2021 to spring 2022.
- Elementary School - Heritage Elementary
- Middle School - Hillcrest Middle
- High School - Woodmont High
Top 10% Highest Performance
The following schools were in the top 10% for achieving the highest performance in the subject areas of ELA, Math and Science from the spring 2021 to spring 2022.
| Elementary Schools | Middle Schools | High Schools |
|---|---|---|
|
ELA
Math
Science
|
ELA
Math
Science
|
English 2
Algebra 1
Biology
|
Top 10% Highest Growth
The following schools were in the top 10% for achieving highest growth in the subject areas of ELA, Math and Science from the spring 2021 to spring 2022.
| Elementary Schools | Middle Schools | High Schools |
|---|---|---|
|
ELA
Math
Science
|
ELA
Math
Science
|
English 2
Algebra 1
Biology
|
The awards were celebrated a day after the South Carolina Department of Education released the 2021-2022 test scores for South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) for English Language Arts and Mathematics along with South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) for Science. Visit the Department of Education’s website for more information about SC READY and SCPASS.
