Some research showed that many teachers have scientific literacy skills but they have not used them in the classroom yet. This research aimed to describe scientific literacy competence of SMA Batik 2 Surakarta students and teachers. The research used a qualitative descriptive method. The study was conducted at SMA Batik 2 Surakarta with 10th grade science class students as the subjects. There were 88 students and 2 teachers as the subjects. The samples selected by using total sampling technique. The research instrument used in this study is scientific literacy test adapted from PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). The data analysis technique used is percentage. The result of this study shows that 57.41% student mastered the scientific literacy competence, the student completed in scientific literacy competence included in the middle level of this research. The interviews with teachers and students show that the use of scientific literacy in the classroom is still low. This research is complementary to the study of the importance of teacher ability analysis in the use of scientific literacy skill in the classroom. Scientific literacy skills that are applied in learning will make students have adequate scientific literacy skills, equivalent to other countries.

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