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Camden County Schools

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At a glance

23^rdof 246 North Carolina districts▲ 15

Better than 90% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

174 NC Hwy 343 N
Camden, NC 27921-9614·(252) 335-0831·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 90.7% of districts

Schools

1,918

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCamden Early College High23^rd of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Camden County High up 101 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grandy Primary 12.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

Camden County Schools is a small, top-ranked public school district in rural northeastern North Carolina, with 5 schools — Grandy Primary (PK-2), Camden Intermediate (3-5), Camden Middle (6-8), Camden County High, and Camden Early College High — serving about 1,900 students. The district ranks #23 of 246 North Carolina districts (91st percentile, 5 stars), but a school-level look shows a genuinely mixed picture: an elite high school, a fast-rising traditional high school, a strong middle school, a slipping elementary school, and an unranked primary school.

The standout is Camden Early College High, ranked #23 of 662 high schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025-26 after climbing from #119 in 2024-25. Its EOC proficiency is extraordinary — 100% in Biology and Math III, roughly 94% in Math I and English II — achieved with the district's lowest per-pupil spending ($6,039) and a 30.3:1 student-teacher ratio that points to a college-based model. Camden County High is the district's clearest turnaround, improving from #354 (2 stars) in 2023-24 to #174 (4 stars) in 2025-26, with double-digit gains across EOC subjects and a 94.7% graduation rate. Camden Middle is a dependable performer at #98 of 778 (87th percentile) — but its 29.0% chronic absenteeism rate stands out, especially since its academics remain strong.

The school most worth watching is Camden Intermediate, which has dropped from the 89th percentile in 2023-24 to the 66th percentile in 2025-26; 4th-grade reading and 5th-grade math now sit at or near state averages. Grandy Primary, serving PK-2, has no test scores or ranking, but its low 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio and district-low 15.6% chronic absenteeism are positive foundations despite serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (30.1%). In short, families here have excellent options at the high school level and a strong middle school, but stabilizing upper-elementary performance and addressing middle-school attendance would make the entire district significantly stronger.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Camden County High	Public	9-12	103 Us 158 W	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-0114	457	28	16.0	23.0%	360 (78.8%)	38 (8.3%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	72.2	174^th of 662 public high schools	73.7%		52.6	275^th of 641 public high schools	57.1%	101	78.1	82.6	60.5	73.1															$11,470	$235	$11,235
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	248 Scotland Road	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 338-3349	461	29	15.8	25.8%	365 (79.2%)	27 (5.9%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	83.9	98^th of 778 public middle schools	87.4%		77.5	154^th of 773 public middle schools	80.1%	56								74.8	78.0	76.1				64.7	67.9	73.2		86.6	$11,655	$440	$11,215
Grandy Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	175 NC Hwy 343 North	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 331-4838	415	33	12.4	30.1%	332 (80.0%)	27 (6.5%)	24 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$10,230	$633	$9,597
Camden Intermediate	Public	3-5	123 Noblitt Drive	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-7808	461	29	15.9	29.5%	378 (82.0%)	21 (4.6%)	30 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	64.7	509^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.4	404^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.9%	105					88.0	69.3	62.0				65.4	57.2	56.0				68.7		$9,295	$649	$8,646
Camden Early College High	Public	9-12	103-A US Highway 158 West	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-7219	124	4	30.3	16.1%	98 (79.0%)	3 (2.4%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	93.4	23^rd of 662 public high schools	96.5%		83.2	119^th of 641 public high schools	81.4%	96	100.0	93.9	93.8	100.0															$6,039	$00	$6,039

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	2.69 mi	12	125^th
NE Academy for Aerospace & AdvTech	4.58 mi	1	116^th
Currituck County Schools	8.89 mi	11	49^th
Perquimans County Schools	17.93 mi	4	108^th
Water's Edge Village School	19.27 mi	1

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.