Introduction

The Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) is South Carolina's means of assessing progress toward national educational standards. This site examines school-level performance on PACT, and addresses the impacts of poverty on achievement.

Because this research examines PACT performance, only schools participating in PACT testing of students in grades 3 through 8 are included. The majority of these are elementary and middle schools, however some high schools include students in relevant grades.

	Understanding "Poor" Performance:  Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) Scores and Poverty
	-- SC "Hot 100":  Top Performance on PACT, Scores adjusted to account for poverty effects.
	Ranking 1-20 Ranking 21-40 Ranking 41-60 Ranking 61-80 Ranking 81-100

"Click and Find" Map:   School-Level PACT Performance Adjusted For Poverty Effects