Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON ISD·NCES 481264000760
Cameron Middle School
404 E 22ND ST, CAMERON, TX 76520 · (254) 697-2131 · Milam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
208 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 94 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%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
Cameron Middle School→Cameron Yoe High School
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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Middle School
Cameron Middle School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Middle School this school | 305 | 68.2% | 32.0% |
| Diboll Junior High School DIBOLL | 356 | 68.3% | 40.2% |
| Edna Junior High School EDNA | 310 | 69.7% | 48.5% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School PITTSBURG | 299 | 75.3% | 58.0% |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School PITTSBURG | 369 | 74.3% | 59.0% |
| Slaton Junior High School SLATON | 251 | 69.7% | 32.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,317 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,471 of 1,670 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,209 of 1,670 ▲ 297 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #100 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,391 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #219 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #424 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #757 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #347 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
305
-91 (-23%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 305 | 24.7 | 12.3:1 | 68% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 27.4 | 12.4:1 | 73% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 73% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 73% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 29.7 | 12.8:1 | 73% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 76% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 72% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 58% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cameron Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (380 to 305); teachers down 17% (29.7 to 24.7).
About Cameron Middle School
Cameron Middle School, located in CAMERON, Texas, is a small middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 305 students. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 53% below average.
Across its 4 schools, CAMERON ISD enrolls 1,488 students. Cameron Middle School is one of those schools.
At Cameron Middle School, 50% of students are Hispanic. It is also 30% White, 17% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Milam County is roughly 26% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cameron Middle School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cameron Middle School is 12.3:1, based on 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Cameron Middle School counts 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cameron Middle School's results are 12.6 points below predicted: 32.0% against 44.6%.
The school is in Milam County, where the median household earns about $66,141 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Milam County, 17 public schools serve about 4,337 students.
Cameron Elementary School is the nearest public school to Cameron Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Cameron Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cameron Middle School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 305, compared with 396 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other schools in CAMERON
- Cameron Yoe High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Ben Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Cameron Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Cameron Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cameron Middle. Cameron Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Cameron Middle SchoolFramingham, MA · 592 students
- Cameron MiddleCameron, WI · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Cameron Elementary School0.0 mi · 308
- Ben Milam Elementary School0.4 mi · 396
- Cameron Yoe High School0.7 mi · 479
- Buckholts School9.4 mi · 112
- Milano Junior High School12.1 mi · 88
- Milano High School12.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Cameron Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cameron Middle School?
Cameron Middle School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cameron Middle School serve?
Cameron Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cameron Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Cameron Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cameron Middle School?
At Cameron Middle School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 50% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cameron Middle School in?
Cameron Middle School is part of CAMERON ISD.
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