Camerado Springs Middle

Camerado Springs Middle is an intimate 6-8 campus in Cameron Park, California, overseen by Buckeye Union Elementary. The school educates 536 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Buckeye Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 4,151 students, Camerado Springs Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Camerado Springs Middle lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 21% of students at Camerado Springs Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Dorado County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Camerado Springs Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

Around the school, El Dorado County reports that median household earnings sit near $108,845, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Camerado Springs Middle is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

The closest other public school is Blue Oak Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Camerado Springs Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 66% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.