Summary:
In zip code 71701, there is one middle school, Camden Fairview Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Camden, Arkansas, a community where nearly every student comes from a low-income household.
Camden Fairview Middle School has an enrollment of 421 students and is part of the Camden Fairview School District, which ranks in the bottom 5% of all districts in Arkansas. The school itself has a 99.29% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating extreme poverty levels. Despite spending $16,227 per student—well above the national average—academic performance is very low. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 20.3% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 21.9% in Reading, 15.9% in Mathematics, and 25.3% in Science, all significantly below state averages. However, there is a notable bright spot: 55.5% of students were proficient in Algebra, which is well above the state average of 36.9%. The school also maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, suggesting small class sizes and potential for individualized attention.
The most encouraging finding is the school's year-over-year improvement. From the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, ELA proficiency nearly doubled from 10.6% to 20.3%, and Science proficiency more than doubled from 12.4% to 25.3%. This upward trend is reflected in the state ranking, which improved from the 4th percentile to the 10th percentile. While the school still faces significant challenges, these gains suggest that recent interventions may be starting to work. The Algebra performance stands out as a particular strength, possibly indicating a strong program or teacher in that subject. Overall, Camden Fairview Middle School is a high-poverty school with low absolute performance but showing promising signs of improvement, especially in Algebra.
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