See, South Carolina's required ACT results weren't really all that bad, but as usual, next year's changes in testing will guarantee future results cannot be compared. Next year, some students will opt out of ACT testing for SAT testing instead.
To be only 1.1 points lower than the other states that required all students to take the test is not such a bad result. Yes, we are below the national average by more than two points, but look around you. South Carolina also has one of the most disadvantaged populations in the country.
No, it's more important to point out that Charleston County actually bested Dorchester District 2! Imagine how much it would be if all of Dorchester County was included!
That only 15 percent met all College Readiness benchmarks is much more problematic, since more than 15 percent of high school graduates enter college--hence high numbers in remedial college classes.
"The proportion of graduates showing virtually no readiness for college coursework remained sizable. In the class of 2017, half of South Carolina’s students and 33 percent nationwide met none of the benchmarks, suggesting they are likely to struggle during their first year in college." Shudder to break that one down by race!
Does anyone wonder why we haven't seen the stats for individual high schools, since we can see those for Academic Magnet and School of the Arts? How about Burke, West Ashley, and Stall?
Let's start with them.
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