GCS Celebrates Significant Academic Gains with Superintendent’s Academic Achievement Awards

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.