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Camden Elementary

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Camden Elementary ranks 320 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Camden Elementary is a public elementary school serving 645 students in grades PK-5 in Camden, South Carolina. The school is part of the Kershaw 01 school district, which is ranked 31 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Camden Elementary's performance is generally on par with the district and state averages, there are some areas of concern. The school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.1% in 2020-2021 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in 5th grade math (42.6%) and science (49%) are lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance on test scores for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and low socioeconomic status students, is also notably lower than the overall school performance and the state averages for those subgroups.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Kershaw 01 district, North Central Elementary and Wateree Elementary consistently outperform Camden Elementary on test scores, particularly in math and science. However, Midway Elementary and Jackson School have significantly lower test scores and overall performance compared to Camden Elementary and the district/state averages.

644

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,524

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

416 Laurens Street
Camden, SC 29020

(803) 425-8960

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Camden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Camden Middle
High:	Camden High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

African American:

30.0%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Kershaw 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg56%

320^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Kershaw 01

31^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	320 of 640	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	395 of 638	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	301 of 644	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	308 of 625	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	244 of 622	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	290 of 643	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	287 of 624	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	179 of 639	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.2	245 of 619	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	226 of 638	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	315 of 630	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	232 of 599	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	201 of 594	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	242 of 597	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	167 of 589	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	97 of 580	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	112 of 577	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	152 of 566	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	67.9	174 of 559	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	170 of 557	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	215 of 550	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.3	299 of 542	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	253 of 381	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	355 of 369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	277 of 394	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	256 of 393	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	277 of 350	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	200 of 421	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	287 of 412	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	300 of 581	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	386 of 565	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	296 of 580	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	269 of 573	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	204 of 554	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	291 of 588	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	284 of 570	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	82 of 105	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	97 of 109	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	491 of 613	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	559 of 599	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	438 of 608	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	403 of 600	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	364 of 580	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	355 of 600	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	421 of 588	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	320 of 586	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	348 of 568	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	274 of 582	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	249 of 561	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	281 of 590	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	272 of 571	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	280 of 460	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	253 of 441	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	222 of 463	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	256 of 455	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	133 of 439	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	214 of 472	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	214 of 457	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-5 vs state

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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		319 (49.5%)	193 (30.0%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	47.9	320^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.0%		37.8	395^th of 638 public elementary schools	38.1%	75	65.7	55.6	51.9	55.2	51.9	42.6	49.0	$11,524	$1,319	$699	$2,018	$8,098	$1,408	$9,506
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		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
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		133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	7.7	620^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.1	610^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.4%	10	31.8	26.2	34.8	35.3	17.0	27.2	14.1	$14,313	$1,538	$955	$2,492	$9,808	$2,012	$11,820
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		268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	66.4	216^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.3%		52.6	297^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.4%	81	69.0	65.8	63.4	70.2	58.8	53.8	50.6	$12,984	$1,254	$841	$2,096	$8,904	$1,984	$10,888
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		321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	70.6	193^rd of 640 public elementary schools	69.8%		68	198^th of 638 public elementary schools	69.0%	5	60.4	69.1	63.7	62.4	68.4	59.8	66.3	$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		420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	64.6	227^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.9	206^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.7%	21	64.3	63.1	72.5	64.2	51.0	59.3	49.0	$12,351	$986	$880	$1,866	$9,160	$1,325	$10,485
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		195 (57.7%)	56 (16.6%)	63 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	16.6	552^nd of 640 public elementary schools	13.8%		26.1	474^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.7%	78	48.0	41.5	25.0	36.0	29.3	14.3	48.8	$15,712	$1,384	$1,079	$2,462	$11,563	$1,687	$13,250
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		331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	52.8	292^nd of 640 public elementary schools	54.4%		46.9	344^th of 638 public elementary schools	46.1%	52	64.0	60.2	57.2	51.0	42.9	52.0	60.2	$12,714	$1,144	$849	$1,993	$8,758	$1,963	$10,721
Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1		362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	54.9	275^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.0%		46.2	347^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.6%	72	64.4	55.1	62.3	66.9	49.1	45.9	50.0	$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969
West Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 West Lee School Road	Rembert	29128	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-3147	98	9	10.8		11 (11.2%)	83 (84.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$30,954	$1,300	$6,403	$7,703	$17,462	$5,788	$23,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Elementary

What schools do graduates of Camden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Camden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Camden Middle
High : Camden High

What district is Camden Elementary in?

Kershaw 01

Is Camden Elementary a good school?

Camden Elementary ranks 320^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Camden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Camden Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Camden Elementary?

Students at Camden Elementary are 50% White, 30% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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