Fourth and eighth grade students in South Carolina remained at or near the national average on standardized mathematics tests, according to the state Department of Education.
The tests - required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act - showed the state's eighth-graders averaged 280 on the 500-point scale for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The U.S. Department of Education says that mark was not statistically different from the national average of 282.
The state's fourth-graders missed the national NAEP average by three points - 236 compared to 239.
"NAEP continues to show South Carolina in the middle of the pack compared to other states," said State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex in a written statement.
"Whether you're looking at overall scores or achievement gaps, we're in the middle of the pack," said Rex. "If we want to be competitive as a state, we've got to do better. We have to accelerate the pace of improvement."
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