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Camden Middle

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Camden Middle ranks 98 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Camden Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Camden, NC, serving 461 students and is part of the top-rated Camden County Schools district. It also stands out as the clear academic leader among nearby middle schools, ranking 98th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (87th percentile, 4 stars) — well above Moyock Middle, Currituck County Middle, Perquimans County Middle, Elizabeth City Middle, and River Road Middle.

Academically, Camden Middle posts scores well above state averages in every grade and subject. For example, 8th grade science proficiency is 86.6% compared to 68.6% statewide, and math and reading proficiency run roughly 10 to 23 percentage points higher than the state. The school has also shown strong year-over-year improvement, moving from the 59th percentile in 2021–22 to its current 87th percentile. Notably, achievement is not limited to one group; students from low-income families, special education, and other historically underserved populations perform at high levels statewide. That said, Camden serves a lower-poverty student population than many neighboring schools — its free/reduced lunch rate is 25.8%, while nearby Elizabeth City-based middle schools exceed 98%.

The main area of concern is chronic absenteeism. In 2024–25, 29.0% of students were chronically absent — far above the district rate of 20.3% and the state rate of 24.2%, and a sharp jump from 17.3% the prior year. This is unusual for a school with such strong test scores and worth watching. Another relative growth area is among Gifted/Talented learners, whose statewide percentile rank (46th) lags the school’s overall standing. Even so, Camden Middle remains a high-performing regional leader with a strong upward trajectory, excellent science outcomes, and effective support for many student subgroups.

461

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

25.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

248 Scotland Road
Camden, NC 27921-7615

(252) 338-3349

District: Camden County Schools

Students who attend Camden Middle usually attend:

High:

Camden County High

Feeder schools for Camden Middle:

Elementary:

Grandy Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg58%

98^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 246Camden County Schools among North 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	98 of 778	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	154 of 773	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	130 of 793	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	237 of 784	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	326 of 786	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	181 of 741	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	189 of 737	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	181 of 691	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	181 of 694	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.4	241 of 692	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.8	191 of 627	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	137 of 673	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	79 of 662	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	142 of 648	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	87 of 640	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	78 of 630	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	107 of 620	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	128 of 606	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	139 of 598	76.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	32 of 546	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	64.0	134 of 559	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	131 of 533	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	279 of 519	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	109 of 494	77.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	46.1	184 of 449	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	29 of 478	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	89 of 504	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	18 of 475	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	63 of 731	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	76.9	149 of 733	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	139 of 738	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	280 of 731	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	331 of 733	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	204 of 706	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	238 of 684	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	250 of 656	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	251 of 465	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	272 of 458	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	187 of 461	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	190 of 452	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	255 of 450	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	161 of 416	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	26 of 566	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	20 of 522	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	90 of 725	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	181 of 729	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	130 of 743	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	229 of 735	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	271 of 689	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	117 of 633	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	92 of 639	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	39 of 604	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	126 of 736	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	156 of 733	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	145 of 751	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	205 of 747	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	293 of 748	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.8	152 of 711	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	151 of 697	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	132 of 665	80.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	74 of 333	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	132 of 328	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	114 of 306	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	59 of 302	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	54 of 248	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	57 of 221	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	74 of 500	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	71 of 478	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	46 of 473	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	203 of 644	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	252 of 649	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	261 of 652	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	360 of 656	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	415 of 658	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	262 of 632	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	242 of 624	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	268 of 596	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+18 vs state

Mathematics76%+20 vs state

Reading69%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	484	30	16.1	—	158 (32.6%)	212 (43.8%)	74 (15.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	35.8	510^th of 778 public middle schools	34.4%		40.7	463^rd of 773 public middle schools	40.1%	47	42.9	47.5	33.3	41.0	61.9	47.8	66.2	$9,183	$802	$8,381
River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	414	28	15.0	—	97 (23.4%)	218 (52.7%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	35.8	509^th of 778 public middle schools	34.6%		30.2	548^th of 773 public middle schools	29.1%	39	57.1	57.8	35.0	55.2	43.8	44.8	50.7	$9,187	$1,100	$8,087
Moyock Middle	Public	6-8	216 Survey Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-2566	635	32	19.7	29.6%	473 (74.5%)	32 (5.0%)	47 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (10.9%)	68.3	218^th of 778 public middle schools	72.0%		75.8	161^st of 773 public middle schools	79.2%	57	64.0	54.7	62.3	63.1	63.7	59.9	86.3	$8,412	$382	$8,030
Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	435	27	16.4	50.3%	299 (68.7%)	19 (4.4%)	74 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	55.6	344^th of 778 public middle schools	55.8%		56.5	309^th of 773 public middle schools	60.0%	35	64.1	47.7	78.5	56.5	45.9	55.3	76.9	$10,871	$394	$10,477
Perquimans County Middle	Public	6-8	312 W Main Street	Winfall	27985	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7355	387	28	13.8	—	264 (68.2%)	82 (21.2%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	63.5	263^rd of 778 public middle schools	66.2%		56	317^th of 773 public middle schools	59.0%	54	67.7	57.1	50.0	63.4	67.7	58.9	69.9	$11,076	$1,080	$9,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Middle

Is Camden Middle a good school?

Camden Middle ranks 98^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Camden Middle attend?

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

What district is Camden Middle in?

Camden County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Camden Middle?

Students at Camden Middle are 79% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Camden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Camden Middle.

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