COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Monday morning, the SC Department of Education and the SC Education Oversight Committee released South Carolina’s 2025 School Report Cards — which showed significant improvements in a handful of indicators across the state.

SC Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver says the report cards (meant to measure a school’s academic success, student progress, college or career readiness, and school climate) serve as a measure of accountability, and responsibility among educators.

“And you may ask, ‘Well, why do we have school report cards in South Carolina? It’s because we want to first of all celebrate success. When good things are happening in education, we want to tell that story,” Weaver says.

Among the successes? Nearly half of SC’s elementary schools are rated good

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