Summary:
Wilcox County, Alabama has only one middle school, the Camden School of Arts and Technology, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 20% of Alabama middle schools for the past three years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The Camden School of Arts and Technology struggles academically, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics and English Language Arts significantly below state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.48% of 7th graders and 0% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 24.08% and 24.53%, respectively. The school also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism at 14.8%, which may be contributing to its low performance.
The challenges faced by the Camden School of Arts and Technology are reflective of broader issues within the Wilcox County School District, which is ranked 125 out of 135 school districts in Alabama and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. With limited data available on other middle schools in the region, it is difficult to identify any standout schools in the area, but the Camden School of Arts and Technology appears to be the sole middle school serving the Wilcox County community.
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