Increased results in this year's End-of-Course high school exams in the state, but the state superintendent says there's still "significant work to be done".
End of Course Exams are taken by high schoolers in core classes including Algebra 1, English 2, US History and the Constitution, and Biology 1 and is often used as an indication of average education quality in state high schools.
The scores improved overall in the 2022 exams compared to those from last year, but many of these scores still fall short of or only just hit pre-pandemic scores from 2019.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said in a press release that "We acknowledge the growth and improvement shown in the results as compared to 2021, but we also recognize that there is significant work to be done."
Very significant portions of South Carolina students scored failing grades in certain subjects, including Algebra and US History and the Constitution, the later of which saw F scores for over 43 percent of students.
Chart comparing 2022 EOC test scores with last two yearsSouth Carolina Department of Education
