Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190594000199
CAM Elementary School
207 6th St, Massena, IA 50853 · (712) 779-2211 · Cass County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
82 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CAM Elementary School→CAM Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within CAM Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 67.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 CAM Elementary School
CAM Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAM Elementary School this school | 216 | 38.0% | 65.8% |
| Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center Calamus | 236 | 37.7% | 73.8% |
| Tripoli Elementary School Tripoli | 219 | 39.3% | 80.6% |
| Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma | 218 | 40.4% | 83.5% |
| Griswold Elementary Griswold | 227 | 36.6% | 67.5% |
| Irwin Elementary School Irwin | 221 | 37.1% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa 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 CAM Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #394 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #451 of 564 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #329 of 564 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #534 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #21 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #560 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #392 of 666 |
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
216
+97 (+82%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 216 | 20.3 | 10.6:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 20.3 | 10.8:1 | 41% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 43% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 45% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 11.4 | 11.3:1 | 41% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 45% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 52% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 45% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAM Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 69% (128 to 216); teachers up 79% (11.4 to 20.3).
About CAM Elementary School
CAM Elementary School is a small elementary school in Massena, Iowa, one of the schools in CAM Comm School District. Enrollment totals 216 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 34% below the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
CAM Elementary School is among 5 schools run by CAM Comm School District, which serves 1,950 students.
The share of students at CAM Elementary School who are White is 98%. Cass County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. At CAM Elementary School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Cass County average a similar 41%.
The model predicts 73.0% for a school in Iowa with CAM Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. CAM Elementary School posts 65.8%.
In Cass County, the median household earns about $63,013 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Cass County has 13 public schools with about 3,957 students, including CAM Elementary School.
Nodaway Valley Middle School is the nearest public school to CAM Elementary School, about 10.6 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, CAM Elementary School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for CAM Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
CAM Elementary School enrolled 119 in 2020-21 and 216 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
This page collects posts and questions about CAM Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,096
Census ACS
Median income
$63,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAM Comm School District
- Iowa Connections Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,022 students
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Iowa Connections Academy ElementaryElementary · 216 students
- CAM Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 188 students
- CAM Middle SchoolCombined
- CAM North ElementaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Nodaway Valley Middle School10.6 mi · 144
- Iowa Connections Academy High School13.0 mi · 1,022
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle School13.0 mi · 308
- Iowa Connections Academy Elementary13.0 mi · 216
- CAM Jr./Sr. High School13.5 mi · 188
- Atlantic High School15.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About CAM Elementary SchoolHow large is CAM Elementary School?
CAM Elementary School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CAM Elementary School serve?
CAM Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CAM Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at CAM Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at CAM Elementary School?
Student demographics at CAM Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees CAM Elementary School?
CAM Elementary School is overseen by CAM Comm School District in Cass County.
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