Summary:
Zip code 45311 in Camden, Ohio is served by a single middle-level school, Preble Shawnee Middle School, which enrolls 421 students in grades 5–8 as part of Preble Shawnee Local. Because there is only one school here, this is a look at that school rather than a comparison among local options. The school ranks 587th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — about the 44th percentile with 2 stars — and has moved up modestly over three years (from 39th percentile in 2023‑24). That places it roughly 15 percentile points above its own district's overall standing, making it a relative bright spot locally.
The school's standout strength is its accelerated math track. Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 91.7% in 2025‑26, compared with 61.6% statewide, and reached 100% the year before. Grade-level math is more mixed but includes real wins: 6th-grade math at 65.7% (state 56.2%) and 7th-grade math at 54.1% (state 48.6%). Across grades 5–8, the school's overall math average sits essentially at the state line.
Science is the clearest and most persistent weakness, trailing the state by about 11–12 points in both years and in both 5th and 8th grade — the only subject where the school trails in every test, every year. English language arts also lags in three of four grades; 6th-grade ELA fell from 50.0% in 2024‑25 to 44.2% this year against a state figure of 56.0%. The sharpest single gap is 8th-grade math at 36.0% (state 52.0%), even as the same grade's top students excel in Algebra I. Chronic absenteeism stands at 15.7%, slightly above the district's 14.3%. With roughly 105 students per grade, year-to-year swings partly reflect different cohorts, so these figures are best read as directional.
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