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Camden Middle School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 382 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 372 | 35% |
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Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 41.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Camden Middle School
Camden Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Middle School this school | 1,078 | 56.4% | 48.7% |
| Effingham County Middle School Guyton | 1,150 | 57.4% | 49.6% |
| Saint Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 1,077 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| Hahira Middle School Hahira | 843 | 58.0% | 69.5% |
| Evans Middle School Newnan | 736 | 58.6% | 37.3% |
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School Dallas | 809 | 52.8% | 39.5% |
Where Camden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #127 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #131 of 474 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #108 of 474 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #176 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,078 | #72 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #240 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #122 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #354 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #91 of 144 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,078 | 77 | 14.0:1 | 56% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 1,057 | 83.2 | 12.7:1 | 57% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 1,125 | 79.2 | 14.2:1 | 49% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 1,127 | 73 | 15.4:1 | 47% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 1,021 | 62 | 16.5:1 | 55% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 1,019 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 56% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 1,069 | 74 | 14.4:1 | 49% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 1,351 | 73 | 18.5:1 | 38% (510) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 44 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,021 to 1,078); teachers up 24% (62 to 77).
About Camden Middle School
Camden Middle School is a public middle school run by Camden County in Kingsland, Georgia. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 1,078 students. That is 41% above the average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
Camden Middle School is one of 12 schools in Camden County, which enrolls 9,754 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Camden Middle School, about 53 are White. It is also 23% Black, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Camden County's residents are about 70% White, 16 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its ratio of 14.0:1 is based on 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 14.1:1. In all, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Camden Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Georgia public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Camden Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.7% actual, 48.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In Camden County, median household income comes to about $74,378, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Across Camden County, 12 public schools serve about 9,754 students.
Matilda Harris Elementary School is the nearest public school to Camden Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Camden Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Camden Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 49 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.4 to 14.0 over 4 years.
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