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Camden Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

416 Laurens Street, Camden, SC 29020 · (803) 425-8960 · Part of Kershaw County School District

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

Directions
Students
644
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Camden Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 21.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Camden kids: Camden Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Camden ElementaryYou are here
6–8Camden Middle844 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

416 Laurens Street, Camden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten87
Grade 1105
Grade 2109
Grade 3109
Grade 4106
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
532’20
576’21
627’22
645’23
644’24

Up 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Black 30%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Camden Elementary 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
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
North Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kershaw
509 students15:1

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.