Best Public Schools in Camden, OH

Summary:

The city of Camden, Ohio is home to three public schools serving grades K-12: Preble Shawnee Elementary School, Preble Shawnee Middle School, and Preble Shawnee High School High School. These schools are part of the Preble Shawnee Local school district.

The schools show a mix of academic strengths and weaknesses. Preble Shawnee Elementary has relatively high 4th grade math proficiency but lower than average ELA proficiency, along with a high chronic absenteeism rate and low spending per student. Preble Shawnee Middle School stands out for its strong 6th grade math and 5th grade ELA performance, but struggles with 8th grade math. Preble Shawnee High School has high proficiency in American Government but low proficiency in Algebra I, and an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate indicating significant economic disadvantage among its students.

Overall, the Preble Shawnee school district faces challenges related to inconsistent academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, economic disadvantage, and potential funding and staffing disparities between the schools. Addressing these issues will be crucial to improving educational outcomes for students in Camden, Ohio.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Preble Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Bloomfield St	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 452-1204	471	29	16.2	56.5%	453 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	45.6	963^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.2%		41.9	1014^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.7%	51					56.5	70.2					54.1	56.0									$13,646
Preble Shawnee High School High School	Public	9-12	5495 Somers Gratis Rd	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 787-3519	345	30	11.6	99.1%	341 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.6	472^nd of 855 public high schools	44.8%		51.3	445^th of 864 public high schools	48.5%	27			82.5	70.4													61.5	61.2	50.5	42.9	$18,718
Preble Shawnee Middle School	Public	5-8	5495 Somers Gratis Rd	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 452-4102	421	21	20.0		404 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	46.7	594^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.7%		42.9	635^th of 1046 public middle schools	39.3%	41	54.9	48.5					48.0	71.6	43.4	33.8			68.6	50.0	53.2	42.4				100.0	$11,673

Cities Near Camden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eaton	6.86 mi	4	241^st
Oxford	8.08 mi	5	364^th
College Corner	9.75 mi	1
West Alexandria	9.9 mi	3	542^nd
Seven Mile	11.85 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 Ohio Department of Education.

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