Cameron Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, Cameron Elementary serves 606 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Fairfax County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Cameron Elementary sits 21% above that benchmark.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Cameron Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cameron Elementary reports that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 20% Black, 15% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Cameron Elementary reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cameron Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cameron Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.3%.

Around the school, Fairfax County reports that median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Cameron Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clermont Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cameron Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.4%.

Cameron Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 45% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.