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Camden Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

902 McRae Road, Camden, SC 29020 · (803) 425-8975 · Part of Kershaw County School District

Camden’s School Grade B better than 60% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
844
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Camden Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Camden kids: Camden High

On the path

Where Camden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Camden Elementary644 students
6–8Camden MiddleYou are here
9–12Camden High1,136 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

902 McRae Road, Camden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6289
Grade 7283
Grade 8272
Enrollment over time
850’20
820’21
828’22
837’23
844’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 35%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Camden Middle from Camden families.

Other schools in Kershaw County School District

The district →
Blaney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B
750 students14:1
Wateree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lugoff
B+
688 students15:1
Camden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Camden
B−
644 students15:1
Doby's Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lugoff
B−
607 students16:1
Lugoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lugoff
B
543 students15:1
Jackson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Camden
C−
530 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Camden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.