Camden City School District

Summary:

The Camden City School District in New Jersey operates 15 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 5 high schools. The district is ranked 608 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant educational challenges.

While most Camden schools struggle to meet state performance standards, a few stand out as relatively stronger performers. Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, with the strongest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. Similarly, Creative Arts High School is the highest-ranked high school, outperforming the district and state in key subjects like Geometry. However, the vast majority of Camden schools have proficiency rates that are less than half the state averages, pointing to significant educational inequities.

Across the district, schools face challenges such as extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, very high free/reduced lunch rates indicating high levels of economic disadvantage, and a wide range in per-student spending. While a few schools demonstrate the potential for improvement, addressing the complex needs of the Camden school community will require a holistic, well-resourced approach to support student success.

District Detail

1033 Cambridge Street
Camden, NJ 08105

(856) 966-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
608^th of 613 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,964

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)			NJSLA Algebra II (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	174	25	7.1	53.4%	2 (1.1%)	110 (63.2%)	60 (34.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9	411^th of 426 public high schools	3.5%		10	407^th of 422 public high schools	3.6%	4			6.7							22.5								0.0	0.0	5.6		5.3			$20,795	$2,939	$17,856
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	160	18	8.8	48.8%	1 (0.6%)	102 (63.8%)	55 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	10.1	404^th of 426 public high schools	5.2%		13.3	374^th of 422 public high schools	11.4%	30			5.3							17.5								0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			$25,730	$4,249	$21,481
Octavio V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	600	58	10.4	54.2%	4 (0.7%)	137 (22.8%)	446 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%		13.7	1177^th of 1342 public elementary schools	12.3%	20	2.2	2.5		19.1	40.0	13.3	9.8	13.4	17.2		28.1	25.5	10.0	4.9	24.5	0.0	33.3		33.3						$16,913	$3,301	$13,612
Early Childhood Development Center	Public	PK	1602 Pine Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 966-4171	269	43	6.2	33.8%	3 (1.1%)	178 (66.2%)	86 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																									$8,922	$1,511	$7,411
Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	404	46	8.7	45.5%	3 (0.7%)	249 (61.6%)	149 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8.5	416^th of 426 public high schools	2.3%		8.5	416^th of 422 public high schools	1.4%											8.5								1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0			$31,060	$3,774	$27,286
East Side High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	593	63	9.4	31.7%	13 (2.2%)	172 (29.0%)	399 (67.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8.3	419^th of 426 public high schools	1.6%		7.6	420^th of 422 public high schools	0.5%	1										9.8								3.2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			$20,818	$3,228	$17,590
Veterans Memorial Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N 26th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5090	421	53	8.0	43.5%	4 (1.0%)	64 (15.2%)	352 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.5	1323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.6	1337^th of 1342 public elementary schools	0.4%	14	0.0	0.0		0.0	13.3	11.4	2.1	1.6	2.9		0.0	6.1	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0						$16,878	$3,409	$13,469
Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	405	52	7.7	62.0%	3 (0.7%)	155 (38.3%)	239 (59.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	6.3	1293^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.3	1286^th of 1342 public elementary schools	4.2%	7	2.5	0.0		0.0	9.5	25.0	8.6	6.5	13.9		6.7	4.5	7.1	8.6	3.2	20.0	0.0		0.0						$18,278	$3,474	$14,804
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	508	61	8.3	49.2%	7 (1.4%)	100 (19.7%)	376 (74.0%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%		5.8	1309^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.5%	29	1.5	0.0		15.0	16.7	8.1	6.4	8.9	22.2		27.5	10.5	1.4	4.3	6.4	0.0	9.1		9.1						$20,427	$3,485	$16,942
Forest Hill School	Public	K-5	1625 Wildwood Avenue	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8930	312	41	7.6	61.9%	4 (1.3%)	202 (64.7%)	99 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	6.9	1285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.7	1336^th of 1342 public elementary schools	0.4%	51	4.8			13.8	12.2	12.2					15.7	5.0	9.8												$19,601	$3,076	$16,525
Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	202	31	6.5	49.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (63.4%)	70 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	12	392^nd of 426 public high schools	8.0%		15.1	363^rd of 422 public high schools	14.0%	29			11.9							26.9								0.0	0.0	23.1	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	$23,954	$3,240	$20,714
Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	416	47	8.8	67.8%	5 (1.2%)	285 (68.5%)	123 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.6	1308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.2	1331^st of 1342 public elementary schools	0.8%	23	2.1	0.0		19.4	3.4	11.2	5.9	18.2	7.0		16.7	3.4	3.6	3.0	4.5	0.0	0.0		0.0						$17,638	$3,947	$13,691
Yorkship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Collings Road	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5110	319	37	8.6	56.4%	1 (0.3%)	214 (67.1%)	95 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	6.2	1295^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.1	1333^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	0.7%	38	2.2			12.2	8.1	13.6					17.1	13.5	0.0												$16,425	$3,703	$12,722
Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	598	53	11.2	49.7%	12 (2.0%)	144 (24.1%)	423 (70.7%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5.8	1304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.3	1316^th of 1342 public elementary schools	1.9%	12	3.8	0.0		5.4	2.0	10.0	18.7	5.7	27.8		9.7	5.5	3.8	9.3	5.7	0.0	5.0		5.0						$19,328	$3,830	$15,498
Morgan Village Middle School	Public	6-8	990 Morgan Boulevard	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	220	27	8.1	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	144 (65.5%)	76 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	741^st of 743 public middle schools	0.3%		8.5	727^th of 748 public middle schools	2.8%	14		0.0					3.2	4.8	10.0					1.6	0.0	1.4	4.8		4.8
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1875 Mulford Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4760	363	31	11.7	49.9%	4 (1.1%)	252 (69.4%)	89 (24.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)								(n/a)																									$18,623	$3,438	$15,185

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	0.71 mi	21
Camden Prep Inc.	0.71 mi	1
Woodlynne School District	0.82 mi	1	533^rd
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	0.86 mi	11	490^th
Collingswood Public School District	1.05 mi	9	200^th

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