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South Carolina State Standards

Every South Carolina math and English language arts standard, grade by grade, explained in plain English, with links to the official documents and the Common Core pages that line up. South Carolina publishes them as the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards.

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South Carolina Standards

Every South Carolina standard is explained here in plain English, in our own words. The official wording is in the state's documents, linked below.

South Carolina Mathematics Standards by Grade

Kindergarten18 standards1st Grade30 standards2nd Grade27 standards3rd Grade30 standards4th Grade33 standards5th Grade26 standards6th Grade39 standards7th Grade33 standards8th Grade39 standards

South Carolina English Language Arts Standards by Grade

Kindergarten53 standards1st Grade43 standards2nd Grade39 standards3rd Grade33 standards4th Grade35 standards5th Grade35 standards6th Grade33 standards7th Grade33 standards8th Grade33 standardsEnglish 133 standardsEnglish 233 standardsEnglish 333 standardsEnglish 433 standards

The official South Carolina documents

The Common Core pages that line up

Where a state’s standard matches a Common Core standard word for word, the Common Core page is the fastest way to read it explained, with an example and practice.

Common Core Math229 standardsCommon Core ELA455 standardsCommon Core Literacy87 standards

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Common Core State Standards © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Official wording from the Common Core State Standards PDFs at corestandards.org, last checked October 14, 2026.