Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON ISD·NCES 481264000758
Cameron Elementary School
404 E 22ND ST, CAMERON, TX 76520 · (254) 697-2381 · Milam County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
213 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 98 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CAMERON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elementary School this school | 308 | 69.2% | 41.0% |
| H G Temple Intermediate School DIBOLL | 309 | 70.6% | 39.9% |
| J C French Elementary School CUERO | 319 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Rockdale Elementary School ROCKDALE | 357 | 68.9% | N/A |
| Giddings Intermediate School GIDDINGS | 278 | 64.7% | 42.8% |
| Itasca Elementary School ITASCA | 276 | 74.3% | 37.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Milam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,457 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,146 of 4,466 ▼ 1,222 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,537 of 4,466 ▼ 1,543 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #170 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #4,147 of 4,938 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,231 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #1,512 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #2,616 of 4,789 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #532 of 2,838 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
308
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 308 | 20.9 | 14.8:1 | 69% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 20.8 | 14.7:1 | 74% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 19.9 | 15.2:1 | 76% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 71% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 29.3 | 14.9:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 72% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 74% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 63% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cameron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (436 to 308); teachers down 29% (29.3 to 20.9).
About Cameron Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in CAMERON, Texas. A total of 308 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
CAMERON ISD runs 4 schools with a combined 1,488 students. Cameron Elementary School is one of them.
At 55%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Cameron Elementary School combined. The school is also 31% White, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Cameron Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 20.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cameron Elementary School is -3.2 points: 41.0% actual, 44.2% predicted.
In the county around the school, Milam County, median household income is about $66,141, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Cameron Elementary School is among the 17 public schools in Milam County.
The school nearest to Cameron Elementary School is Cameron Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Cameron Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Cameron Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Cameron Elementary School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
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Milam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,337 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAMERON ISD
- Cameron Yoe High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Ben Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Cameron Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in CAMERON
- Cameron Yoe High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Ben Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Cameron Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
Other Cameron Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cameron Elementary. Cameron Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Cameron Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 344 students
- Cameron Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 671 students
- Cameron ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 606 students
- Cameron ElementaryBarstow, CA · 436 students
- Cameron ElementaryCameron, WI · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Cameron Middle School0.0 mi · 305
- Ben Milam Elementary School0.4 mi · 396
- Cameron Yoe High School0.7 mi · 479
- Buckholts School9.4 mi · 112
- Milano High School12.1 mi · 148
- Milano Junior High School12.1 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Cameron Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cameron Elementary School?
Cameron Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Cameron Elementary School serve?
Cameron Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Cameron Elementary School have?
Cameron Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Cameron Elementary School?
Cameron Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 55% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cameron Elementary School in?
Cameron Elementary School is part of CAMERON ISD.
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