Camp Road Middle, Charleston SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Camp Road Middle

Camp Road Middle is a regular public school serving grades six through eight in Charleston, South Carolina, within the Charleston 01 district. It sits on James Island, an area of the city that mixes residential neighborhoods with commercial corridors, a short drive from the historic peninsula core. The school’s enrollment is sizable for a middle school, drawing from a catchment that reflects the broader demographic patterns of the island and surrounding parts of West Ashley.

Academically, Camp Road Middle stands out most clearly in English language arts. Proficiency rates on the SC Ready assessment are strong across all three grades, with roughly three out of four students meeting the state’s benchmark. That level of performance is a real asset for families who want a middle school where reading and writing are solidly taught. In math the picture is more mixed. Sixth and seventh graders score around the same mark, with a bit more than half of students proficient, but eighth-grade math drops noticeably. This is a pattern that bears watching — the drop-off at the end of middle school is large enough that a parent may want to ask the school how it supports eighth graders as they prepare for high school math. Science results, available only for sixth grade, are on par with the stronger ELA numbers, with a substantial majority of students scoring proficient. Social studies data is from a few years ago, and the state changed its cut scores for some tests in recent years, so direct year-to-year comparisons are unreliable. The school’s performance relative to other schools in Charleston County could not be assessed here because the comparison group was too small to produce a meaningful benchmark.

The student body is predominantly white, with about one in five students identifying as Black and a smaller share of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that places the school in a middle range for economic diversity within the district. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed, which is a gap a family may want to fill by contacting the school directly.

The housing market in the school’s ZIP code is expensive. Home values run well above the national median, and rents are steep relative to typical incomes. That combination means that the school’s attendance zone is largely shaped by households that can afford a high-cost market. For families looking to buy or rent in the area, affordability will be a central question. The rental market is tight, and monthly mortgage costs on a typical home would be a stretch for most median-income households.

Charleston itself is a vibrant, growing city with an economy anchored by tourism, the port, aerospace, and a growing tech sector. The historic downtown, with its walkable streets and cultural attractions, is a major draw, but much of the city extends into suburban areas like James Island, where Camp Road Middle is located. Those areas have lower walkability and a more car-dependent layout. The city is actively working on affordable housing and continues to add population, though the school’s attendance zone appears to be in one of the pricier parts of town.

Camp Road Middle fits a family that values strong literacy instruction and is comfortable with a large, majority-white middle school in a high-cost coastal city. The weaker eighth-grade math results and the missing special-populations data are points worth exploring further. The school operates within a stable district — no major changes or initiatives were identified in recent public reporting — so what you see is likely what you get, for now. A parent considering this school should visit, ask about math support in the upper grades, and confirm that the school’s services match their child’s needs before making a decision.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 49% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 49% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 678%

School 78% · District 63% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 778%

School 78% · District 65% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 64% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 55% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 68% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income87%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income62%Higher-income88%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income59%Higher-income80%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income45%Higher-income67%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income72%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income57%30 pp gap