Enrollment
148
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILCOX COUNTY·NCES 010351001809
Camden School Of Arts Technology
303 Broad St, Camden, AL 36726 · (334) 682-4514 · Wilcox County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Alabama public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
135 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 55% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Camden School Of Arts Technology→Wilcox Central High School
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Camden School Of Arts Technology
Camden School Of Arts Technology's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden School Of Arts Technology this school | 148 | 91.2% | 20.4% |
| Hayneville Middle School Hayneville | 144 | 88.2% | 17.5% |
| Tipton Durant Middle School Selma | 176 | 92.6% | 8.8% |
| Mobile County Training Middle School Mobile | 193 | 94.3% | 17.0% |
| Greensboro Middle School Greensboro | 215 | 89.8% | 24.8% |
| Lowndes County Middle School Fort Deposit | 104 | 94.2% | 22.5% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Camden School Of Arts Technology ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #221 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #252 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #215 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #257 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #7 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.3% | #12 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
148
-67 (-31%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 148 | 10 | 14.8:1 | 91% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 100% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 100% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 74% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 99% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 96% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 19 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden School Of Arts Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (248 to 148); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).
About Camden School Of Arts Technology
At 303 Broad St in Camden, Alabama, Camden School Of Arts Technology operates as a very small middle school. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 148 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students, which makes this school 71% below average.
Camden School Of Arts Technology is among 5 schools run by Wilcox County, which serves 1,147 students.
Black students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Wilcox County, the Black share is about 70%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
The school had 10 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%.
Camden School Of Arts Technology earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of Alabama public middle schools.
Camden School Of Arts Technology's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.4% is 2.7 points above the 17.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Wilcox County, median household income comes to about $40,640, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 24%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 1,147 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, J E Hobbs Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Camden School Of Arts Technology is 5th among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 67 students, from 215 to 148. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 17.9:1.
This page is set up for the Camden School Of Arts Technology community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wilcox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,172
Census ACS
Median income
$40,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilcox County
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Wilcox Central High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- F S Ervin Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- ABC ElementaryElementary · 103 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Other schools in Camden
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Wilcox Central High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- J E Hobbs Elementary School0.5 mi · 359
- Wilcox Central High School1.8 mi · 340
- ABC Elementary14.5 mi · 103
- F S Ervin Elementary School17.6 mi · 197
- Monroe Intermediate School19.0 mi · 55
- J F Shields High School19.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Camden School Of Arts TechnologyHow large is Camden School Of Arts Technology?
Camden School Of Arts Technology enrolls approximately 148 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Camden School Of Arts Technology serve?
Camden School Of Arts Technology serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Camden School Of Arts Technology have?
Camden School Of Arts Technology employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden School Of Arts Technology?
At Camden School Of Arts Technology, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Black.
Is Camden School Of Arts Technology public or private?
Camden School Of Arts Technology is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilcox County.
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