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Camden Middle

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Camden Middle ranks 169 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 47% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Camden Middle is a public middle school located in Camden, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 837 students. The school is part of the Kershaw 01 school district, which is ranked 31 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Camden Middle consistently outperforms the Kershaw 01 district and the state of South Carolina in the percentage of students proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2. However, the school lags behind the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency on the SC READY assessments, particularly in the 6th and 8th grades. Camden Middle also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.5% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Compared to the nearby schools in the Kershaw 01 district, Lugoff-Elgin Middle has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Camden Middle. However, Camden Middle's student-teacher ratio is lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to its stronger performance in certain subject areas. Over time, Camden Middle's statewide ranking has declined from 133 out of 301 South Carolina middle schools in 2014-2015 to 169 out of 320 in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state.

844

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,679

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

902 McRae Road
Camden, SC 29020

(803) 425-8975

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Camden Middle usually attend:

High:

Camden High

Feeder schools for Camden Middle:

Elementary:	Camden Elementary
	Jackson School
	Pine Tree Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

African American:

35.4%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg50%

169^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Kershaw 01

31^st of 75Kershaw 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	169 of 320	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	175 of 325	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	187 of 325	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	172 of 310	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	129 of 311	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	182 of 315	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	171 of 303	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	182 of 317	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	161 of 303	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	133 of 301	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	119 of 291	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	135 of 276	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.1	138 of 271	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	147 of 269	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.3	108 of 261	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	99 of 244	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	101 of 236	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	111 of 231	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.4	111 of 230	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.9	113 of 230	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.9	116 of 225	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	155 of 252	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	167 of 248	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	136 of 253	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	139 of 249	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	77 of 235	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	158 of 252	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	180 of 237	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	140 of 177	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	120 of 195	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	126 of 194	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	98 of 105	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	141 of 295	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	144 of 294	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	168 of 299	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	163 of 290	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	122 of 279	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	167 of 296	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	84 of 173	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	86 of 183	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	78 of 185	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	141 of 182	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.0	56 of 179	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	129 of 156	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	120 of 144	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	109 of 141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	100 of 129	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.5	28 of 111	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	87 of 139	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	101 of 123	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	203 of 307	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	202 of 307	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	222 of 313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	185 of 300	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	133 of 288	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	187 of 289	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	202 of 280	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	183 of 296	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	174 of 294	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	187 of 303	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	161 of 292	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	111 of 279	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	186 of 296	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	182 of 284	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	79.0	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	38.8	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	117 of 257	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	115 of 255	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	151 of 260	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	134 of 249	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	98 of 244	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	139 of 258	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	116 of 250	53.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2024)92nd percentile+46 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 288%+14 vs state

Science51%+3 vs state

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-5 vs state

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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
Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1		412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	66.7	94^th of 320 public middle schools	70.6%		55.3	129^th of 325 public middle schools	60.3%	35	53.4	64.7	63.2	44.5	28.4	52.2	57.9	100.0	$14,199	$702	$839	$1,541	$10,836	$1,822	$12,658
North Central Middle	Public	6-8	805 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 424-2740	408	33	12.3		284 (69.6%)	49 (12.0%)	45 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	39.4	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%		43.6	172^nd of 325 public middle schools	47.1%	19	44.6	56.7	41.3	35.0	23.9	24.0	49.3	100.0	$14,061	$1,152	$951	$2,104	$9,942	$2,016	$11,958
Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15.0		319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	41.7	178^th of 320 public middle schools	44.4%		44.5	166^th of 325 public middle schools	48.9%	12	47.5	55.5	59.4	21.2	28.0	22.1	45.6	100.0	$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	4355 Peach Orchard Road	Dalzell	29040	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 499-3341	365	25	14.6		111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	39	192^nd of 320 public middle schools	40.0%		28.7	233^rd of 325 public middle schools	28.3%	41	53.8	57.2	50.8	20.2	23.9	25.4	38.5	100.0	$13,183	$1,020	$1,467	$2,487	$9,298	$1,399	$10,696
Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6		127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	32.3	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%		34.8	205^th of 325 public middle schools	36.9%	14	51.0	46.9	48.6	20.8	24.3	19.1	41.0	90.3	$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020
Ebenezer Middle	Public	6-8	3440 Ebenezer Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-8571	352	27	13.0		40 (11.4%)	278 (79.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	15.6	274^th of 320 public middle schools	14.4%		14.3	288^th of 325 public middle schools	11.4%	14	35.9	34.2	36.4	20.2	12.2	9.0	34.9		$13,950	$1,095	$2,050	$3,145	$9,095	$1,710	$10,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Middle

How many students attend Camden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 844 students attended Camden Middle.

Is Camden Middle a good school?

Camden Middle ranks 169^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Camden Middle attend?

Students who attend Camden Middle usually go on to attend Camden High

What is the racial makeup of Camden Middle?

Students at Camden Middle are 43% White, 35% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Camden Middle in?

Kershaw 01

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