Here are the Greenville County Schools with the most significant academic growth, performance
Greenville County Schools were recognized for significant academic growth and performance during the 2022-23 school year at the Superintendent’s Academic Achievement Awards celebration, according to a press release from GCS.
Awards were presented one week after the South Carolina Department of Education released the 2022-2023 test scores for South Carolina College and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) for English Language Arts and Mathematics along with South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) for Science.
“Today, we recognized schools with top performance and greatest improvement, and I’m extremely proud of the hard work and dedication of our students, staff and leadership of our principals,” said GCS Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster. “Greenville County Schools significantly outperformed the state of South Carolina, made substantial gains and remains nationally competitive.”
The press release cited statistics from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023:
Greenville County elementary schools
∎94% Posted Positive Growth in ELA
∎61% Posted Positive Growth in Math
∎41% Posted Positive Growth in Science
Greenville County middle schools
∎95% Posted Positive Growth in ELA
∎82% Posted Positive Growth in Math
∎41% Posted Positive Growth in Science
Greenville County high schools
∎41% Posted Positive Growth in English 2
∎71% Posted Positive Growth in Algebra 1
∎59% Posted Positive Growth in Biology
Overall highest performance
The following schools achieved the highest overall performance from spring 2022 to spring 2023:
∎Elementary: Augusta Circle
∎Middle: Riverside
∎High: Riverside
Overall highest growth
The following schools achieved the highest overall growth from spring 2022 to spring 2023:
∎Elementary: Crestview
∎Middle: Northwest
∎High: GCS Virtual School, Mauldin and Southside
What to know: Greenville County elementary, middle school test scores outperform SC
Top 10% highest performance
The following schools were in the top 10% for achieving the highest performance in the subject areas of ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies from the spring 2022 to spring 2023:
Elementary
ELA: Augusta Circle; Sterling; Oakview; Stone; Buena Vista
Math: Sterling; Augusta Circle; Stone; Tigerville; Buena Vista
Science: Augusta Circle; Sterling; Gateway; Stone; Tigerville
Middle
ELA: Blue Ridge; Riverside
Math: Riverside; Northwood
Science: Rudolph Gordon; League
High Schools
English 2: Riverside; Mauldin; Greenville Early College; GCS Virtual School
Algebra 1: Greenville Early College; Mauldin; Woodmont
Biology: Riverside; Mauldin
US History: Riverside; Mauldin
Top 10% highest growth
The following schools were in the top 10% for achieving highest growth in the subject areas of ELA, Math and Science from the spring 2022 to spring 2023.
Elementary Schools
ELA: Slater-Marietta; Crestview; Cherrydale; Bryson; Sara Collins
Math: Crestview; Gateway; Slater-Marietta; Brook Glenn; Armstrong
Science: Gateway; Sara Collins; Mauldin; Sterling; Brushy Creek; Ellen Woodside
Middle Schools
ELA: Northwest; Blue Ridge
Math: Northwest; Blue Ridge
Science: Beck; Rudolph Gordon
High Schools
English 2: J.L. Mann; Mauldin; GCS Virtual School
Algebra 1: Greenville Early College; GCS Virtual School; Southside; Greer
Biology: Carolina; Greer
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Greenville County Schools: Academic growth in SC's largest district
