Summary:
Wilcox County, Alabama, is home to just one middle school, Camden School Of Arts Technology, which serves grades 7 and 8 with a total enrollment of 148 students in a district ranked in the bottom 10% of the state.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Camden School Of Arts Technology faces severe academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. In the most recent testing year, 0% of 7th graders and just 7.25% of 8th graders scored proficient in math, compared to state averages of 24.46% and 26.36% respectively. This represents a catastrophic gap of nearly 20 percentage points. English Language Arts scores are also concerning and highly volatile—7th grade proficiency dropped from 49.25% to 26.25% in one year, while 8th grade improved from 25.3% to 36.23%. This inconsistency suggests unstable instructional programming. The school's one relative strength is 8th grade science, where proficiency jumped from 23.17% to 40.58%, though it still trails the state average of 54.12%.
The school serves a student body where 91.22% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism stands at 14.0%, above the state's 12.0% rate. Despite spending a substantial $12,337 per student, the school holds a 1-star rating and ranks 376th out of 443 Alabama middle schools (15th percentile). While the ranking improved slightly from 368th in 2023-2024 to 358th in 2024-2025, it slipped back to 376th in 2025-2026, indicating the school remains firmly in the bottom fifth statewide. Parents should be aware that the high spending level has not translated into academic success, and the combination of extreme economic disadvantage, high absenteeism, and near-zero math proficiency points to a school in need of immediate, targeted intervention.
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