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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000646
Cameron Elementary School
1234 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, IL 60651 · (773) 534-4290 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
654 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.7% | 2.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cameron Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elementary School this school | 671 | 97.5% | 18.1% |
| Nobel Elementary School Chicago | 592 | 96.3% | 18.3% |
| Sator Sanchez Elementary School Joliet | 635 | 97.8% | 13.9% |
| Tarkington Elementary School Chicago | 791 | 93.0% | 26.6% |
| Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School Chicago | 600 | 96.2% | 21.0% |
| Hamline Elementary School Chicago | 582 | 97.9% | 12.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cameron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,670 of 1,925 | #609 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,759 of 2,077 ▲ 220 | #623 of 829 ▲ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,763 of 2,077 ▲ 112 | #669 of 829 ▲ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #161 of 2,419 | #98 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #832 of 2,035 | #392 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #1,413 of 2,042 | #523 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #82 of 2,132 | #58 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #750 of 1,461 | #395 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
671
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,222
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 671 | 52.3 | 12.8:1 | 97% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 97% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 53 | 10.8:1 | 97% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 44.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (764) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 99% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 100% (861) |
| 2000-01 | 1,290 | 66 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,222 | 62 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cameron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (773 to 671); teachers up 17% (44.8 to 52.3).
About Cameron Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School, located in Chicago, Illinois, is a large elementary school. It reported 671 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is made up of 622 schools with 324,396 students in all.
At Cameron Elementary School, 83% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 15% Black. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cameron Elementary School scores 29%.
Cameron Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, with 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 97% at Cameron Elementary School. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Cameron Elementary School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Cameron Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.1%, compared with a predicted 15.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cameron Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Cameron Elementary School's nearest public school is Casals Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cameron Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Cameron Elementary School as City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 683 in 2020-21 and 671 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Cameron Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cameron Elementary. Cameron Elementary School is the largest of the 11.
- Cameron ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 606 students
- Cameron ElementaryBarstow, CA · 436 students
- Cameron ElementaryCameron, WI · 432 students
- Cameron ElementaryWest Covina, CA · 363 students
- Cameron Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Casals Elementary School0.2 mi · 337
- Lowell Elementary School0.4 mi · 311
- YCCS-Association House0.6 mi · 105
- Nobel Elementary School0.6 mi · 592
- Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS Academy0.6 mi · 320
- Stowe Elementary School0.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Cameron Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cameron Elementary School?
Cameron Elementary School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cameron Elementary School serve?
Cameron Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cameron Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cameron Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cameron Elementary School?
At Cameron Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cameron Elementary School?
Cameron Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.