CAMEO ELEMENTARY

CAMEO ELEMENTARY is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in CLOVIS, New Mexico, overseen by CLOVIS, with 279 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

CLOVIS runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,780 students. CAMEO ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CAMEO ELEMENTARY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 12% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

In terms of school funding signals, CAMEO ELEMENTARY logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting CAMEO ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Curry County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Curry County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,309 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Curry County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), of which CAMEO ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

CAMEO ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at CAMEO ELEMENTARY has stayed largely flat, going from 282 students in 2018 to 279 in 2024. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 10% to 5%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2024.

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