CAMERON EL

As a low-enrollment elementary school in CAMERON, Texas, CAMERON EL teaches 308 students from grades 3 through 5, run under CAMERON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

CAMERON ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,488 students; CAMERON EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, CAMERON EL records that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Milam County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CAMERON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of -5.4 points.

In the area at large, Milam County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,141 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. CAMERON EL is one of 17 public schools in Milam County (combined enrollment of about 4,337 students).

CAMERON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CAMERON EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.1%.

CAMERON EL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CAMERON EL has fell 29%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025.

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