More Than 120 District 5 Students Earn Perfect Scores on PASS Test

Submitted by Lexington-Richland Five.

A total of 121 students in Lexington-Richland School District Five have scored the
maximum highest scores on the latest Palmetto Achievement of State Standards (PASS) test, and 13 of those students earned top scores in more than one subject. 

“A perfect score is truly an amazing accomplishment," District Five Director of Elementary Education Michael Guliano said. "I am extremely proud of the success of these students, as I am of all of our students district-wide. Their success would not be possible without the hard work of our staff and the partnership they have with our supportive community.”


District Five presented certificates this week to students with perfect scores on PASS. The statewide exam is administered in the spring to students in grades 3 through 8. Students are tested in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and writing with scores ranging from exemplary, met or not met performance levels. 

District Five’s exemplary levels are among the top five statewide for all subjects. The district has the third-highest overall exemplary level performance in science and social studies. District Five has the fourth-highest overall exemplary level performance in ELA and mathematics and the fifth-highest overall exemplary level performance in writing.

Students like Connor Richards Sweet, a 9th grader attending Spring Hill High magnet school this year, were excited about their scores on PASS.

“I’m really surprised,” said Sweet, who scored perfect in English Language Arts. “I’ve received exemplary scores before but not a perfect score. Last year while I was at Chapin Middle, our teacher pushed us to improve, and I guess it worked."