South Carolina Primary Election Results

NorthernHawkeye said:

It's disappointing that some voters view elected positions as family heirlooms.

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cutiger4010 said:

What an embarrassment for South Carolina

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lucas80 said:

I'm sure that will be your reaction when this guy is running for POTUS and Daddy tells you to vote for him.

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coldbud1994 said:

Bro we are 49th in the Nation in education. We were the only State that wanted Newt Gingrich to be President. Disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Unfortunately not.

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• 4th-grade math: SC scored 238, slightly above the national average.
• 4th-grade reading: SC scored 215 vs. 214 nationally, essentially at/slightly above the national average; 32% were proficient or better.
• 8th-grade math: SC ranked roughly 40th based on raw scores and was about 4 points below the national average.
• 8th-grade reading: SC ranked about 40th, scoring 254 vs. 257 nationally.

scotchtiger said:

Not accurate. I found the poverty adjusted rankings interesting.

ChatGPT:

It depends heavily on which education ranking you use. South Carolina’s old reputation as a “bottom-5 education state” is increasingly outdated, especially for elementary-school performance.


Using the 2024 NAEP (Nation’s Report Card)—probably the cleanest apples-to-apples measure of actual K–12 academic performance:

• 4th-grade math: SC scored 238, slightly above the national average.
• 4th-grade reading: SC scored 215 vs. 214 nationally, essentially at/slightly above the national average; 32% were proficient or better.
• 8th-grade math: SC ranked roughly 40th based on raw scores and was about 4 points below the national average.
• 8th-grade reading: SC ranked about 40th, scoring 254 vs. 257 nationally.

So on raw academic achievement, I’d characterize South Carolina today as roughly mid-to-lower third nationally overall, with elementary performance substantially better than middle-school performance.


There’s an important wrinkle: rankings change dramatically when researchers adjust for differences in student demographics and poverty. The SC Department of Education cites an Urban Institute analysis placing South Carolina 8th nationally after adjusting NAEP scores for poverty. Another demographic-adjusted analysis puts SC around 7th overall, including 6th in 4th-grade math and 8th in 4th-grade reading.


Bottom line: If someone says “South Carolina is 45th/48th/50th in education,” that’s usually based on a composite ranking that includes things besides student test performance. On actual NAEP achievement, SC is around average in elementary school but around 40th by 8th grade. And after adjusting for student demographics, SC performs surprisingly well.


If you want, I can also compare SC vs. NC, GA, FL, and the national average on education outcomes—that’s probably more informative than a single ranking.

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