South Carolina’s 2025 school report cards will be delayed by one month compared to last year, with the data being released in November instead of October. Although there’s a slight delay in receipt of the 2025 data, this is to provide schools and districts ample time to verify various metrics tied to the report card ratings.
According to the South Carolina Department of Education, “The SCDE’s top priority is that the South Carolina School Report Cards accurately reflect the hard work happening in classrooms from the Upstate to the Lowcountry. Given how many data inputs are pulled together to create a school report card, both the Department and districts require extra time to verify and validate the final ratings. This short delay ensures families and communities have clear and trustworthy information when the Report Cards are released in November. The SCDE looks forward to celebrating the progress and achievements of South Carolina’s students, educators, and schools as we continue our shared mission to raise the bar for excellence in education.”
The report cards are mandated under federal law and provide the public with the most important measure of school quality, including student test scores, growth rates, and an overall school rating. Once districts have provided the data to the South Carolina Department of Education, this data is used to determine the report card ratings. Districts will use the ratings to aid in planning for the remainder of the school year.
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has also confirmed they will meet the federally mandated deadline of December 31st to for report cards to be posted on SEA/LEA websites.
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