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Jackson School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jackson School is an elementary school in Camden, SC, serving 530 students in grades PK-5 within the Kershaw 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jackson School is facing a serious academic crisis. Over the past decade, its state ranking has fallen from the 30th percentile to the 2nd percentile, and it has received zero stars in state accountability ratings for the last three years. The most alarming statistic is 5th grade math proficiency: only 9.3% of students meet grade-level standards, compared to a 42.7% district average and 49.1% statewide. This means roughly 9 out of 10 fifth graders are leaving elementary school without foundational math skills. The school also shows a "fifth grade cliff" pattern—3rd graders score 40.8% in ELA and 33.4% in math, but by 5th grade those numbers plummet to 21.6% and 9.3%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism has more than tripled since 2020, reaching 23.8%, which compounds these learning challenges.

What makes this situation particularly striking is the comparison with Pine Tree Hill Elementary, located just 2.5 miles away in the same district. Pine Tree Hill achieves 71% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA and 63.1% in 3rd grade math—roughly 30-40 percentage points higher than Jackson School—while also having nearly half the chronic absenteeism rate (13.4% vs. 23.8%). Jackson School actually spends more per student ($14,313) than Pine Tree Hill ($12,984) and maintains a favorable 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain dramatically worse. Even Midway Elementary, the only nearby school with similarly low rankings, outperforms Jackson in most subjects despite having higher absenteeism and spending. This suggests the challenges at Jackson School are not simply about poverty or resources—they point to deeper instructional and leadership issues that require urgent, comprehensive intervention.

530

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,313

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 Jefferson Davis Highway
Camden, SC 29020

(803) 425-8965

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Jackson School usually attend:

Middle:	Camden Middle
High:	Camden High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

White:

25.1%

Hispanic:

23.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (28% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

646^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Kershaw 01

27^th of 75Kershaw 01 among South 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	646 of 661	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	619 of 639	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	559 of 644	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	478 of 625	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	478 of 622	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	563 of 643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	544 of 624	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	448 of 639	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.2	477 of 619	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	543 of 638	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	570 of 630	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	543 of 599	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	550 of 594	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	532 of 597	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	513 of 589	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	496 of 580	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	527 of 577	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	535 of 566	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	420 of 559	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.1	401 of 557	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.2	401 of 550	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.2	410 of 542	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	358 of 384	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	371 of 380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	305 of 369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	276 of 394	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	300 of 393	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	250 of 350	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	372 of 421	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	336 of 412	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	582 of 599	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	566 of 580	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	530 of 568	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	497 of 580	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	460 of 573	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	459 of 554	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	538 of 588	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	497 of 570	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	624 of 634	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	603 of 612	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	580 of 602	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	542 of 608	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	455 of 600	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	465 of 580	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	550 of 600	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	519 of 588	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	554 of 585	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	553 of 571	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	526 of 582	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	439 of 579	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	429 of 561	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	493 of 590	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	512 of 571	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	425 of 459	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	445 of 446	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	448 of 463	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	354 of 455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	322 of 439	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	429 of 472	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	447 of 457	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-29 vs state

Science23%-28 vs state

Mathematics23%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2024)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Jefferson Davis Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8965	530	40	13.2	100.0%	133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	6.9	646^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.7	619^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.1%	27	40.8	43.0	21.6				33.4	23.1	9.3				23.1		$14,313	$1,538	$955	$2,492	$9,808	$2,012	$11,820
Horse Creek Academy-Kershaw	Public, Charter	K-5	1543 Malvern Hill Drive	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 226-0160	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	70.4	191^st of 661 public elementary schools	71.1%					(n/a)	68.6	63.8	75.7				57.1	69.5	67.5				58.3
Camden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Laurens Street	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8960	644	44	14.7	57.1%	319 (49.5%)	193 (30.0%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	30.4	456^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	320^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.9%	136	61.1	55.6	55.7				51.2	30.9	32.9				34.0		$11,524	$1,319	$699	$2,018	$8,098	$1,408	$9,506
Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	505	36	14.1	71.9%	268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	63	238^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.0%		66.4	216^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.2%	22	71.0	67.7	63.8				63.1	60.0	50.7				52.3		$12,984	$1,254	$841	$2,096	$8,904	$1,984	$10,888
The Montessori School of Camden	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2 Montessori Way	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 432-6828	112	13	8.9	21.2%	79 (70.5%)	16 (14.3%)	10 (8.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$14,674	$402	$394	$796	$10,655	$3,223	$13,878
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1892 Highway 1 North	Cassatt	29032	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-6122	338	22	15.3	100.0%	195 (57.7%)	56 (16.6%)	63 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	17.7	559^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.6	551^st of 639 public elementary schools	13.8%	8	43.9	51.2	54.0				24.6	31.7	27.0				39.0		$15,712	$1,384	$1,079	$2,462	$11,563	$1,687	$13,250
Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	543	36	15.0	100.0%	321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	66.9	211^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.1%		70.6	193^rd of 639 public elementary schools	69.8%	18	68.9	65.7	77.5				63.3	52.9	64.6				52.9		$13,475	$1,234	$884	$2,117	$9,860	$1,498	$11,358
Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	688	45	15.2	59.3%	420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	58.4	259^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.6	227^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.5%	32	66.7	67.4	66.4				57.3	59.4	43.0				52.8		$12,351	$986	$880	$1,866	$9,160	$1,325	$10,485
North Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Leonard Price Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-0266	509	34	14.9	79.4%	359 (70.5%)	73 (14.3%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	72.3	176^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.4%		73.8	169^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.6%	7	55.4	73.8	74.3				64.1	78.3	58.1				74.7		$13,728	$1,859	$882	$2,740	$9,552	$1,436	$10,988
Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	607	39	15.5	62.6%	331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	44.6	360^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.8	292^nd of 639 public elementary schools	54.3%	68	49.0	56.2	65.3				46.8	58.3	42.1				54.2		$12,714	$1,144	$849	$1,993	$8,758	$1,963	$10,721

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson School

What schools do graduates of Jackson School attend?

Students who attend Jackson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Camden Middle
High : Camden High

What is the racial makeup of Jackson School?

Students at Jackson School are 42% African American, 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jackson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Jackson School.

Is Jackson School a good school?

Jackson School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Jackson School in?

Kershaw 01

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