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CAM Jr./Sr. High School

1000 Victory Park Rd, Anita, IA 50020 · (712) 762-3231 · Cass County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Enrollment
188
High
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 468
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
74 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
24
Grade 8
31
Grade 9
35
Grade 10
40
Grade 11
22
Grade 12
36
Student demographics
White
17694%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5%
Pacific Islander
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
9651%
Female
9249%

School pathway

Feeds from
CAM Elementary SchoolPK06
Based on grade levels within CAM Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
74.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
188
+46 (+32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.6:1
% White
94%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CAM Jr./Sr. High School

CAM Jr./Sr. High School is a low-enrollment secondary school in Anita, Iowa, operated by CAM Comm School District. The school works with 188 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 468.

Across the 5 schools in CAM Comm School District (1,950 students total), CAM Jr./Sr. High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CAM Jr./Sr. High School records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Black. Compared to Cass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, CAM Jr./Sr. High School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting CAM Jr./Sr. High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at CAM Jr./Sr. High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, CAM Jr./Sr. High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.3%; this one delivers 68.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cass County shows median household income runs about $63,013, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Cass County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,957 students), CAM Jr./Sr. High School is one campus in the mix.

Iowa Connections Academy Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CAM Jr./Sr. High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 74.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 32%: 142 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 94% over that span.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
CAM Jr./Sr. High School
District
CAM Comm School District
Address
1000 Victory Park Rd, Anita, IA 50020
Phone
(712) 762-3231
County
Cass County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
188
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
74 (39%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
190594000070
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CAM Comm School District
Other schools in Anita
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About CAM Jr./Sr. High School
How many students attend CAM Jr./Sr. High School?
CAM Jr./Sr. High School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CAM Jr./Sr. High School serve?
CAM Jr./Sr. High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CAM Jr./Sr. High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at CAM Jr./Sr. High School.
How diverse is CAM Jr./Sr. High School?
CAM Jr./Sr. High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CAM Jr./Sr. High School?
CAM Jr./Sr. High School is overseen by CAM Comm School District in Cass County.
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