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Enrollment
783
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000977
Camden High
4320 NEWTON AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55412 · (612) 668-2000 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
567 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 186 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 23% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 High
Camden High's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden High this school | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER | 539 | 79.0% | 13.0% |
| Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL | 382 | 75.4% | 22.0% |
| ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE | 1,396 | 70.4% | 25.3% |
| Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY | 796 | 70.0% | 26.1% |
| Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,034 | 69.1% | 22.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #385 of 397 | #39 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #373 of 401 | #37 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #384 of 397 | #39 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #115 of 764 | #24 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #10 of 332 | #3 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #21 of 338 | #7 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #43 of 444 | #14 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #15 of 146 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
783
-166 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
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 | 783 | 77.1 | 10.2:1 | 72% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 65.2 | 12.7:1 | 78% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 45.1 | 19.1:1 | 80% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 72% (684) |
| 2017-18 | 1,100 | 82.2 | 13.4:1 | 78% (854) |
| 2015-16 | 1,106 | 76 | 14.6:1 | 85% (941) |
| 2010-11 | 1,140 | 64 | 17.8:1 | 86% (982) |
| 2000-01 | 1,489 | 78 | 19.1:1 | 74% (1,107) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 45 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden High.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,100 to 783); teachers down 6% (82.2 to 77.1).
About Camden High
Camden High is a large high school with an address in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Federal data show 783 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
Camden High is one of 86 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, which enrolls 29,928 students in total.
The student body at Camden High has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 13% share among Hennepin County residents. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Camden High are from different groups.
The school had 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The school's 10.2:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 72%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
Camden High is 11.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (14.7% versus 26.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
For Hennepin County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 496 public schools in the county, enrolling about 177,509, Camden High among them.
Camden High is about 0.4 miles from Loring Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 14.7% is above the 13.2% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 949 to 783, a 17% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.9:1 to 10.2:1.
The allk12 page for Camden High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Camden High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Camden High. Camden High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Camden HighCamden, SC · 1,136 students
- Camden High SchoolCAMDEN, NJ · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Loring Elementary0.4 mi · 321
- KIPP North Star Academy0.9 mi · 107
- KIPP North Star Primary0.9 mi · 124
- Olson Middle0.9 mi · 329
- Sojourner Truth Academy0.9 mi · 383
- Jenny Lind Elementary1.1 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Camden HighHow large is Camden High?
Camden High enrolls approximately 783 students in grades 09-12.
Is Camden High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camden High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Camden High?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Camden High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden High?
At Camden High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 42% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Camden High in?
Camden High is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.