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This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

1301 Dubose Court
Camden, SC 29020
Kershaw County
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PH: (803) 432-8416
FAX: (803) 425-8918

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Grades K-12
10,775 students
20 schools

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PACT Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Social Studies

82% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 85% in 2007.

Science

65% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 65% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

88% (2007)

90% (2006)

89% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 86% in 2007.

Math

82% (2007)

85% (2006)

87% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Social Studies

74% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 74% in 2007.

Science

69% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

87% (2007)

86% (2006)

82% (2005)

84% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 83% in 2007.

Math

79% (2007)

80% (2006)

83% (2005)

82% (2004)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Social Studies

60% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 64% in 2007.

Science

66% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 61% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

80% (2007)

83% (2006)

81% (2005)

81% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 77% in 2007.

Math

77% (2007)

76% (2006)

80% (2005)

76% (2004)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Social Studies

77% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 77% in 2007.

Science

69% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 60% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

75% (2007)

74% (2006)

66% (2005)

66% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 71% in 2007.

Math

83% (2007)

84% (2006)

80% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for Math was 77% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Social Studies

62% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 57% in 2007.

Science

76% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 65% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

78% (2007)

72% (2006)

76% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 70% in 2007.

Math

84% (2007)

78% (2006)

78% (2005)

76% (2004)
The state average for Math was 77% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Social Studies

70% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 66% in 2007.

Science

71% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2007.

English/Language Arts

76% (2007)

73% (2006)

81% (2005)

76% (2004)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 71% in 2007.

Math

75% (2007)

71% (2006)

74% (2005)

72% (2004)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 South Carolina used the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English/language arts, math, social studies and science.
The PACT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

See South Carolina's state standards

Compare all elementary and middle schools in this district

PACT Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Social Studies	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	81%
African-American	73%
White	86%
Subsidized meals	73%
Full-pay meals	91%
Disabled	49%

Science	This District
All Students	65%
Female	66%
Male	65%
African-American	42%
White	74%
Subsidized meals	53%
Full-pay meals	79%
Disabled	47%
Limited English proficient	54%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	93%
Male	83%
African-American	81%
White	91%
Subsidized meals	80%
Full-pay meals	95%
Disabled	59%
Limited English proficient	82%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	85%
Male	80%
African-American	69%
White	89%
Subsidized meals	71%
Full-pay meals	94%
Disabled	52%
Limited English proficient	63%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Social Studies	This District
All Students	74%
Female	73%
Male	76%
African-American	66%
White	79%
Subsidized meals	65%
Full-pay meals	83%
Disabled	52%
Limited English proficient	52%

Science	This District
All Students	69%
Female	66%
Male	71%
African-American	44%
White	79%
Subsidized meals	54%
Full-pay meals	83%
Disabled	41%
Limited English proficient	57%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	90%
Male	85%
African-American	78%
White	92%
Subsidized meals	79%
Full-pay meals	95%
Disabled	62%
Limited English proficient	61%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	77%
African-American	64%
White	86%
Subsidized meals	69%
Full-pay meals	88%
Disabled	49%
Limited English proficient	57%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Social Studies	This District
All Students	60%
Female	61%
Male	58%
African-American	47%
White	65%
Subsidized meals	50%
Full-pay meals	70%
Disabled	37%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	64%
Male	67%
African-American	42%
White	76%
Subsidized meals	54%
Full-pay meals	78%
Disabled	25%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	80%
Female	87%
Male	73%
African-American	68%
White	85%
Subsidized meals	73%
Full-pay meals	86%
Disabled	39%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	82%
Male	74%
African-American	65%
White	82%
Subsidized meals	71%
Full-pay meals	84%
Disabled	48%
Limited English proficient	67%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Social Studies	This District
All Students	77%
Female	77%
Male	76%
African-American	61%
White	85%
Subsidized meals	66%
Full-pay meals	88%
Disabled	53%

Science	This District
All Students	69%
Female	72%
Male	67%
African-American	59%
White	77%
Subsidized meals	60%
Full-pay meals	79%
Disabled	27%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	75%
Female	81%
Male	68%
African-American	64%
White	80%
Subsidized meals	65%
Full-pay meals	84%
Disabled	32%
Limited English proficient	55%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	88%
Male	78%
African-American	70%
White	90%
Subsidized meals	75%
Full-pay meals	92%
Disabled	52%
Limited English proficient	92%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Social Studies	This District
All Students	62%
Female	59%
Male	65%
African-American	50%
White	67%
Subsidized meals	50%
Full-pay meals	73%
Disabled	22%
Limited English proficient	40%

Science	This District
All Students	76%
Female	78%
Male	74%
African-American	66%
White	80%
Subsidized meals	68%
Full-pay meals	84%
Disabled	41%
Limited English proficient	53%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	75%
African-American	66%
White	85%
Subsidized meals	69%
Full-pay meals	87%
Disabled	31%
Limited English proficient	57%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	84%
African-American	74%
White	89%
Subsidized meals	76%
Full-pay meals	92%
Disabled	54%
Limited English proficient	79%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Social Studies	This District
All Students	70%
Female	76%
Male	65%
African-American	58%
White	77%
Subsidized meals	62%
Full-pay meals	78%
Disabled	29%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	66%
Male	76%
African-American	56%
White	79%
Subsidized meals	65%
Full-pay meals	77%
Disabled	30%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	76%
Female	82%
Male	71%
African-American	67%
White	81%
Subsidized meals	69%
Full-pay meals	83%
Disabled	31%
Limited English proficient	75%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	76%
Male	74%
African-American	61%
White	81%
Subsidized meals	67%
Full-pay meals	81%
Disabled	39%
Limited English proficient	58%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 South Carolina used the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English/language arts, math, social studies and science.
The PACT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The different student groups are identified by the South Carolina Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

HSAP Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 10

English/Language Arts

91% (2007)

87% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 88% in 2007.

Math

82% (2007)

82% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2007.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math.
The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement.
The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

See South Carolina's state standards

Compare all high schools in this district

HSAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 10

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	87%
African-American	89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	93%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	n/a
White	91%
Subsidized meals	86%
Full-pay meals	94%
Disabled	51%
Not disabled	95%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	91%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	84%
Male	80%
African-American	76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	79%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	n/a
White	85%
Subsidized meals	72%
Full-pay meals	89%
Disabled	31%
Not disabled	87%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	82%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math.
The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement.
The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The different student groups are identified by the South Carolina Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	20	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2005	18	19	20
Graduating class of 2004	18	19	20

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	20	20	22
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	19	21

¹Source: SC Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2006	34%
Graduating class of 2005	38%
Graduating class of 2004	36%

Source: SC Dept. of Education

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Scores represent the members of the graduation class' most recent scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	15	15

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	65%	54%
Black, not Hispanic	32%	40%
Hispanic	3%	4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	1%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	50%	52%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,532	$8,295

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	57%
Student and staff support	12%	14%
Administration	11%	10%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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