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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON R-I·NCES 290702000177

CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE

1015 S. PARK, CAMERON, MO 64429 · (816) 882-1041 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Missouri public middle schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-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 Missouri public middle schools

Enrollment
317
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
153 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 610633%
Grade 710132%
Grade 811035%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
28791%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
15649%
Female
16151%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE→CAMERON HIGH
Feeds from
CAMERON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL03–05
Based on grade levels within CAMERON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
41.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
42.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts14.0%27.5%41.9%16.3%
Math20.7%21.7%42.1%15.4%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2541.5%42.4%
2023-2438.0%41.3%
2022-2335.1%45.2%
2021-2239.3%47.6%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 VETERANS MIDDLE

CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE this school31748.3%40.1%
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MACON
27549.5%39.6%
RICHMOND MIDDLE
RICHMOND
30948.5%32.6%
CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE
CHILLICOTHE
35450.6%40.8%
ST. JAMES MIDDLE
ST JAMES
36951.8%45.3%
SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE
HERCULANEUM
34744.7%40.5%
Matched among Missouri middle 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 VETERANS MIDDLE ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.1%#202 of 379
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#205 of 380
▲ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#171 of 380
▲ 39
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.5pp#90 of 364
Enrollment
ranked largest first
317#254 of 397
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#71 of 321
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.8%#249 of 321
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.3%#196 of 379
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.2%#29 of 224
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
317
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531726.212.1:148% (153)
2023-2431926.612.0:142% (135)
2022-2332126.112.3:145% (143)
2020-213622613.9:152% (187)
2017-1841328.114.7:148% (199)
2015-164102715.2:155% (227)
2010-115463515.6:147% (256)
2000-015103514.6:129% (147)
1990-913421918.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (413 to 317); teachers down 7% (28.1 to 26.2).

About CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE

CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is a small middle school located in CAMERON, Missouri. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 317 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students.

CAMERON R-I is the local district for CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE. It runs 4 schools with 1,601 students.

Most students at CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE's 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%. That is 8 points above the 40% average for public schools in Clinton County.

The allk12 Grade for CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is C+. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is 1.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.1% versus 41.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Clinton County show that median household income is about $70,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is one of 12 public schools in Clinton County, which together enroll about 3,692 students.

The shortest distance from CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to CAMERON HIGH. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is 2nd on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 317 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 362. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Clinton County at a glance

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Population
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$70,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,692 students

Quick facts

School name
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE
District
CAMERON R-I
Address
1015 S. PARK, CAMERON, MO 64429
Phone
(816) 882-1041
County
Clinton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
317
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
153 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
290702000177
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE
How many students attend CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE?
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE serve?
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE?
Student demographics at CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE in?
CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE is part of CAMERON R-I.
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