📍 416 Laurens Street, Camden, Kershaw County, 29020
Camden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Camden, Kershaw County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Camden Elementary enrolls 627 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 30% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 191 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 627 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Camden Elementary 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 Elementary 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 627 students, Camden Elementary is close to the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe