Elementary and Middle School Test Scores Reflect Significant Gains

Greenville County Schools’ test scores for elementary and middle schools show significant gains with many returning to or exceeding the levels they were at before the COVID-19 pandemic. High school test scores have not yet been released by the South Carolina Department of Education.  

According to the latest assessment data for the 2021-22 school year, Greenville County elementary and middle schools outperformed the state in South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, which are administered in grades 3-8. Greenville County elementary and middle schools also outperformed the state in South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) for Science, which are administered in grades 4 and 6. In addition to showing increases from spring 2021 to spring 2022, two-thirds of Greenville County Elementary schools and half of middle schools met or exceeded pre-pandemic (2018-19) test scores in ELA, Math and/or Science. While the state is still recovering from significant regressions and lost learning due to the pandemic, Greenville County Schools outpaced the state’s overall progress in returning to pre-pandemic levels in ELA, Math and Science.

Elementary Schools:

• GCS elementary schools outperformed the state in every grade level in ELA, Math and Science for the 2021-22 school year. 
• 96% of GCS elementary schools showed increases in ELA, Math and/or Science scores from 2020-21 to 2021-22 school year.  
• 67% of GCS elementary schools met or exceeded pre-pandemic (2018-19) scores in ELA, Math and/or Science scores.

Middle Schools:

• GCS middle schools outperformed the state in every grade level in ELA, Math and Science for the 2021-22 school year. 
• 95% of GCS middle schools showed increases in ELA, Math and/or Science scores from 2020-21 to 2021-22 school year.  
• 50% of GCS middle schools met or exceeded pre-pandemic (2018-19) scores in ELA, Math and/or Science.

“Our elementary and middle schools’ faculty, principals and district staff, with the support of the GCS Board of Trustees, have worked incredibly hard to help our students make significant academic gains, and those collective efforts are reflected in the latest academic data. While we are certainly proud of these gains after the missed learning that occurred due to the pandemic, we will continue to push to ensure that we see academic achievement not only meet pre-pandemic levels across all schools but go beyond because that’s what our students deserve,” said Dr. W. Burke Royster, superintendent of Greenville County Schools.

English Language Arts 2021-22 - % Meets or Exceeds

Math 2021-22 - % Meets or Exceeds

Science 2021-22 - % Meets or Exceeds

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