Each South Carolina high-school test (Algebra 1, English 2, Biology 1, US History and the Constitution and English 1) is scored on its own scale and sorted into performance levels. Pick a test to see the score range for every level, year by year, plus how students scored statewide.
Look up a high-school percentile →Each test's newest score scale and Meets level, and every year we have.
| Test | Score scale | The Meets level | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra 1 | 0–100 | Grade C from 70 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2025 |
| English 2 | 0–100 | Grade C from 70 | 2021 to 2026 |
| Biology 1 | 0–100 | Grade C from 70 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026 |
| US History and the Constitution | 0–100 | Grade C from 70 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026 |
| English 1 | 0–100 | Grade C from 70 | 2018 and 2019 |
Each test counts the students who took it during the school year, not only in the spring: South Carolina's files combine the fall/winter and spring testing windows and, in most years, summer. Since 2020-21 every student must take Algebra 1, Biology 1 and English 2 by the third year of high school, even without taking the course. Middle-school students who take Algebra 1 early (or English 1, in 2018 and 2019) are included, counted at their middle school. Students who qualify for the state's alternate assessment take that test instead and are not included.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.