Camden CountySchools

Wildcat Wrestlers 7 Time State Champs!

Camden County Wildcats met up with the Collins Hill Eagles in the final round of the GHSA Team Dual State Championships.  Camden defended their title beating Collins Hill 35-27 in the state finals.  Camden opened the state tournament with a 74-0 win over Parkview, and followed it with a 58-15 win over Mountain View in the quarterfinals and a 59-10 victory over West Forsyth in the semifinals. This makes Camden's sixth consecutive state title and seventh in school history with their first title in 2012.  

Welcome to Camden County Schools

Located on the southernmost coast of Georgia, Camden County Schools is on a mission to motivate, inspire and challenge our students every day. Our school system serves the diverse needs of over 9,000 students between our nine elementary schools, two middle schools and one comprehensive high school with a 9th Grade Center.

In 2018, Camden earned a district average of 86.4, which is more than 10 points above the state average of 75.9 on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). The Class of 2019 received over $3 million dollars in scholarships to pursue post-secondary education. 

Dear CCS Family,

I am honored and eager to serve as your new superintendent and I look forward to working alongside our talented educators and staff members to accomplish our 2020 system and school goals. The belief “it is all about the students” will continue to drive our decisions as we work to support the very important work being done in our classrooms to help every student reach their full potential. With much preparation and plans in place leading to student and staff success, I am looking forward to serving and supporting this endeavor. 

One of the first initiatives will be the implementation of the System Steering Committee (SSC) composed of teachers from each school. The purpose of the SSC is to enhance and increase district transparency of ideas and recommendations. The SSC teacher participants, parents, and students will serve as voting members on the team and will review Focus Area 1-5 recommendations made by the Central Office Focus Area Committees. The SSC will either agree with details as proposed or offer other recommendations. The formation of the SSC is just one of the ways we are partnering with our teachers, parents, and students to further our mission of student success.

As we prepare to usher in the new year, let's allow the reminder below to guide us in all we do:

May the dawn of this New Year fill your heart with new aspirations,

Open up new horizons and bring about promises of brighter tomorrows.

Sincerely,
John Tucker, Ed.D.

Three Camden Schools Earn Governor’s Top Honors

The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement recently released the list of 2019 Highest Performing and Greatest Gains school awards. This year, Camden County High School, David L. Rainer Elementary and St. Marys Elementary School earned spots on the list. Only 130 schools in Georgia earned a place as a Greatest Gains School. Camden County High School is one of only 27 schools to earn a Platinum ranking and David L. Rainer and St. Marys Elementary were among only 36 schools out of all 2,302 public schools in Georgia to receive the 2019 Gold Award for Greatest Gains.
Camden County High School, David L. Rainer and St. Marys Elementary earned awards in the Greatest Gains category for exhibiting high growth in student achievement, meaning that the academic growth over the last three years has been in the top 3% of schools in the state.

Schools must meet the following criteria to be determined Platinum or Gold winners:
• Platinum winners place in the 99th percentile of all schools and Gold winners place between the 97th and 99th percentile statewide in the average CCRPI Progress Score over the last three years;
• Remain in the same CCRPI Single Score range (i.e., 90.0 and higher, 80.0-89.9, 70.0-79.9, 60.0-69.9, or lower than 60) over the last three years; and
• Be excluded from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2019 Turnaround Eligible list and the Georgia Department of Education’s 2019 Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) and Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) lists.