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Best Middle Schools in Camden, SC

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School

844

Students

Top rankedCamden Middle169^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Camden Middle up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Camden, South Carolina is home to a single middle school, Camden Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While Camden Middle School is the only middle school option in the area, it has seen some positive momentum in recent years, improving its ranking from 187th in 2022-2023 to 169th out of 320 South Carolina middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Camden Middle School's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with the school excelling in EOCEP/Algebra 1 Mathematics compared to the Kershaw 01 district and the state of South Carolina, but lagging behind in SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.4, which is a positive factor for student learning. However, Camden Middle School faces significant challenges, with 100% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Overall, while Camden Middle School has shown some signs of improvement in its ranking, the school's mixed academic performance and high-poverty student population suggest that it may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of its students to continue its upward trajectory. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio could be a valuable asset in this effort.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	902 McRae Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8975	844	58	14.6		365 (43.2%)	299 (35.4%)	115 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	44.2	169^th of 320 public middle schools	47.2%		42.7	175^th of 325 public middle schools	46.2%	6	45.1	56.4	48.9	34.3	32.4	23.2	50.9	88.1	$11,679	$818	$767	$1,585	$8,514	$1,581	$10,094

Cities Near Camden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cassatt	6.8 mi	1	201^st
Lugoff	7.85 mi	5	65^th
Kershaw	9.11 mi	6	74^th
Elgin	13.71 mi	6	86^th
Rembert	15.07 mi	3	226^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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