CAMERON ES

CAMERON ES is one of the small primary schools in Cameron, Oklahoma, operated by CAMERON, with 182 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

CAMERON comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 286 students; CAMERON ES is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CAMERON ES shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 24% multiracial, 15% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, CAMERON ES records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CAMERON ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at CAMERON ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Le Flore County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CAMERON ES is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 26.6%; CAMERON ES posts 8.2%, -18.4 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Le Flore County) logs that median household income runs about $51,565, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Le Flore County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), CAMERON ES is one campus in the mix.

CAMERON HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CAMERON ES at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 28.3%.

CAMERON ES operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 176 students in 2018 compared to 182 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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