The ACT

District Comparison of
Beaufort County Charleston County


Assessment Results

The ACT

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing


CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
Beaufort County School District 19.4 18 19.7 19.2 19.5
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
Charleston County School District 20.9 20.7 21.2 20.4 20.9


Writing
Beaufort County School District 5.7
Writing
Charleston County School District 7

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
Beaufort County School District
47.6 30.8 37.5 28.4 19.4
Charleston County School District
62.8 42.8 48.1 38.1 29.7

ACT® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.