📍 902 McRae Road, Camden, Kershaw County, 29020
Camden Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Camden, Kershaw County. The school has 828 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Camden Middle enrolls 828 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 37% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 309 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
828 of the school's 828 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 828 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Camden Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-50, state senate district 27, state house district 52.
Camden Middle is one of 17 schools in Kershaw 01, based in Camden, South Carolina. The district serves 11,135 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 828 students, Camden Middle is larger than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe