Cameron Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 96 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
Schools most like Cameron Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elementary School this school | 344 | 96.5% | 34.1% |
| Brook Avenue Elementary School WACO | 356 | 97.8% | 16.6% |
| Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School FORT WORTH | 338 | 93.5% | 36.3% |
| Peete Elementary School TYLER | 385 | 97.1% | 31.2% |
| Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School FORT WORTH | 366 | 95.6% | 20.5% |
| Hearne Elementary School HEARNE | 377 | 95.0% | 19.0% |
Where Cameron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,259 of 4,401 | #172 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,556 of 4,466 ▲ 637 | #125 of 317 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,395 of 4,466 ▼ 43 | #201 of 317 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #3,915 of 4,938 | #275 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,263 of 4,622 | #279 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #1,769 of 4,628 | #72 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #327 of 4,789 | #28 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #855 of 2,838 | #78 of 192 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 18.9 | 18.2:1 | 97% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 18.7 | 15.3:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 20.6 | 13.7:1 | 96% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 95% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 94% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 93% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 21% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (454 to 344); teachers down 44% (33.5 to 18.9).
About Cameron Elementary School
Cameron Elementary School sits in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 344 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Cameron Elementary School is among 100 schools run by SAN ANTONIO ISD, which serves 47,623 students.
Cameron Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Bexar County's population at about 8%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Cameron Elementary School, 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.2:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Cameron Elementary School scores 34.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 638 public schools in Bexar County, enrolling about 368,487 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Tynan Early Childhood Campus, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Cameron Elementary School is ahead of the 31.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
NCES assigns Cameron Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 344, a 19% gain from 290 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
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