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Camden Elementary Of The Creative Arts Primary School
1304 Lyttleton St
Camden SC, 29020, Kershaw County
Phone: 803-425-8960
Ranking: 
(195 out of 841, top 23%)*
(195 out of 841, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kershaw County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 605 | 615 | 620 | 618 | 558 | 565 | 549 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 16.5% | 102 | 16.6% | 97 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.6% | 94 | 16.8% | 88 | 15.6% | 84 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 17.4% | 99 | 16.1% | 94 | 15.2% | 106 | 17.2% | 96 | 17.2% | 95 | 16.8% | 98 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 14.5% | 101 | 16.4% | 110 | 17.7% | 102 | 16.5% | 91 | 16.3% | 97 | 17.2% | 98 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 17.0% | 107 | 17.4% | 102 | 16.5% | 105 | 17.0% | 97 | 17.4% | 103 | 18.2% | 83 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 16.9% | 97 | 15.8% | 106 | 17.1% | 101 | 16.3% | 96 | 17.2% | 83 | 14.7% | 92 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 107 | 17.7% | 109 | 17.7% | 106 | 17.1% | 114 | 18.4% | 84 | 15.1% | 99 | 17.5% | 94 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 48.9% | 302 | 49.1% | 312 | 50.3% | 325 | 52.6% | 279 | 50.0% | 280 | 49.6% | 284 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 309 | 51.1% | 313 | 50.9% | 308 | 49.7% | 293 | 47.4% | 268 | 48.0% | 274 | 48.5% | 259 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.1% | 25 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 224 | 37.0% | 208 | 33.8% | 222 | 35.8% | 204 | 33.0% | 159 | 28.5% | 176 | 31.2% | 154 | 28.1% |
| White: | 347 | 57.4% | 375 | 61.0% | 362 | 58.4% | 380 | 61.5% | 369 | 66.1% | 362 | 64.1% | 372 | 67.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 44.8% | 261 | 42.4% | 259 | 41.8% | 271 | 43.9% | 193 | 34.6% | 189 | 33.5% | 165 | 30.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.7% | 17 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 19 | 3.4% | 23 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.79 | 18.09 | 18.24 | 16.26 | 15.94 | 16.60 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 90% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 81.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 81% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 83.2% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 87% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 85% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 71.9% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 68.9% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.5% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 61.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.7% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.8% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 65.2% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 69.5% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 57.3% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 53.2% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 65.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 69.8% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 59.5% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 75.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 77.1% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 68.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 77.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76.6% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 71.9% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 78.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 87% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 78% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.7% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 80.3% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.4% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 82.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 83% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 83.8% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 58% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 65% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 61.7% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.8% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71.9% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 68.2% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 70.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 71.9% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 75.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 59.7% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 74.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.4% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.6% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 72.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.1% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 81.6% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77.1% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.6% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 77.4% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 78.9% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 71.2% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74.5% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 80.5% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 63.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 63.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 60.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.7% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 62.8% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.7% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.1% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 61.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.1% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 59.6% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 58.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 62.3% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 64% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 69.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 76.3% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 74% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.4% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,561.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,431.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,483.0 |
* Camden Elementary Of The Creative Arts Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.