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SC Department of Education to release school report cards
Graduation rates in South Carolina reached a 10-year high of 86.7%, but challenges remain in literacy, math proficiency, and chronic absenteeism, state officials reported.
- On Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Education released the 2025 SC School Report Cards after a graduation-data delay, with the number of schools rated 'good' or 'excellent' increasing from 549 to 623.
- Early-Grade reforms such as phonics-based instruction and districts targeting literacy, mathematics and attendance interventions helped drive improvements, officials said.
- Richland One posted marked improvement with nine campuses advancing and no 'unsatisfactory' schools this year, while Annie Burnside Elementary School rose from 'average' to 'excellent' under Principal Janet Campbell.
- College and career readiness metrics remain behind expectations in several districts, and about 22% of students statewide are chronically absent, missing at least 10% of school days.
- State Superintendent Ellen Weaver will push teacher supports and a $50,000 starting teacher pay in her January budget request, while local school boards, superintendents and principals use report-card ratings for evaluations, the Palmetto State Teacher's Association said.
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SC’s annual ‘Report Cards’ reveal state of public schools. See how your local school fared.
The state has unveiled its annual school-by-school report of how well children are learning in South Carolina public schools. Driven primarily by test scores, the report suggests most are improving.
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Index-JournalMore SC students are graduating, but many aren’t ready for life after high school
Teacher Nancy Archie instructs her 5th grade class to discuss the book "A Wrinkle in Time" on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at Burnside Elementary School in Columbia, S.C. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — South Carolina high schools posted their highest graduation rate in a decade, but about a quarter of students still aren’t ready for college or the workforce, according to state report card data released Monday. Generally, South Carol…
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