Enrollment
161
Combined
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON PARISH·NCES 220039000293
South Cameron High School
753 Oak Grove Highway, Grand Chenier, LA 70643 · (337) 542-4628 · Cameron Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.5:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
82 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +18.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 South Cameron High School
South Cameron High School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Cameron High School this school | 161 | 50.9% | 28.0% |
| Hackberry High School Hackberry | 218 | 45.4% | 31.8% |
| Starks High School Starks | 284 | 46.1% | 17.2% |
| Georgetown High School Georgetown | 236 | 60.2% | 25.8% |
| Saline High School Saline | 303 | 55.4% | 45.8% |
| Calvin High School Calvin | 289 | 61.6% | 34.0% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 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 South Cameron High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #38 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #50 of 55 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #5 of 55 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #20 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #57 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #55 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #2 of 44 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
161
-19 (-11%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 161 | 26.6 | 6.0:1 | 51% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 27.9 | 5.6:1 | 51% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 25.2 | 7.2:1 | 45% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 25 | 7.2:1 | 54% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 27.4 | 8.9:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 40 | 7.1:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 45 | 6.8:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 26% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 29 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Cameron High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (244 to 161); teachers down 3% (27.4 to 26.6).
About South Cameron High School
South Cameron High School is one of the public schools in Grand Chenier, Louisiana. It is a small combined-grade school. The school enrolls 161 students, from pre-K through 12. The average among combined schools in Louisiana is roughly 527 students; this school is 69% smaller than that.
South Cameron High School belongs to Cameron Parish, a district of 5 schools and 1,120 students.
South Cameron High School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, South Cameron High School comes in at 19%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 6.0:1, with 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%.
allk12 grades South Cameron High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for South Cameron High School is 47.7%. It actually posts 28.0%, which is 19.7 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Across Cameron Parish, median household income is about $75,278, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Cameron Parish number 5 and enroll about 1,120.
The nearest public school is Grand Lake High School, at about 16.6 miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, South Cameron High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put South Cameron High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
South Cameron High School had 180 students in 2020-21 and 161 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.2:1 in 2020-21, and 6.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Cameron Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,015
Census ACS
Median income
$75,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cameron Parish
- Grand Lake ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Grand Lake High SchoolHigh · 322 students
- Hackberry High SchoolCombined · 218 students
- Johnson Bayou High SchoolCombined · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Lake High School16.6 mi · 322
- Grand Lake Elementary16.7 mi · 351
- Hackberry High School21.0 mi · 218
- Bell City High School24.3 mi · 785
- M. J. Kaufman Elementary School26.5 mi · 308
- St. John Elementary School27.3 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About South Cameron High SchoolHow large is South Cameron High School?
South Cameron High School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-12.
Is South Cameron High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Cameron High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does South Cameron High School have?
South Cameron High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.0:1.
How diverse is South Cameron High School?
South Cameron High School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees South Cameron High School?
South Cameron High School is overseen by Cameron Parish in Cameron Parish.
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