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What tradition at Cameron Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550213000256
Cameron Elementary
919 N 2nd St, Cameron, WI 54822 · (715) 458-4560 · Barron County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
157 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 76 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 19% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · 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 Elementary→Cameron Middle
Based on grade levels within Cameron School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 66.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Where Cameron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Barron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #272 of 982 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #452 of 992 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #225 of 992 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #281 of 1,157 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #380 of 901 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #856 of 901 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #632 of 1,064 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #534 of 664 | #5 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 432 | 33.9 | 12.8:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31.9 | 13.6:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 30.8 | 13.7:1 | 42% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 32.8 | 14.1:1 | 34% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 25% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cameron Elementary.
About Cameron Elementary
Cameron Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Cameron, Wisconsin. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 432 students. It has 34% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
The district, Cameron School District, operates 5 schools serving 1,202 students.
At Cameron Elementary, 93% of students are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Barron County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Cameron Elementary is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Cameron Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 36%.
Cameron Elementary is 10.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.0% versus 55.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Barron County show that the median household earns about $65,933 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Barron County has 36 public schools with about 7,199 students, including Cameron Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Cameron Elementary is closest to North Star Academy, about 1.1 miles away. Cameron Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Cameron Elementary's average proficiency of 66.0% compares with 51.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Cameron Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 432, compared with 404 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cameron Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Barron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,797
Census ACS
Median income
$65,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cameron School District
- Cameron MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Cameron HighHigh · 279 students
- Cameron Academy of Virtual EducationCombined · 134 students
- North Star AcademyHigh · 38 students
Other schools in Cameron
- Cameron MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Cameron HighHigh · 279 students
- Cameron Academy of Virtual EducationCombined · 134 students
- North Star AcademyHigh · 38 students
Nearby schools
- North Star Academy1.1 mi · 38
- Cameron Middle1.1 mi · 319
- Cameron High1.1 mi · 279
- Cameron Academy of Virtual Education1.1 mi · 134
- Tainter Elementary4.2 mi · 445
- Barron High5.3 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Cameron ElementaryHow large is Cameron Elementary?
Cameron Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Cameron Elementary serve?
Cameron Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Cameron Elementary have?
Cameron Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Cameron Elementary?
Student demographics at Cameron Elementary are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Cameron Elementary public or private?
Cameron Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cameron School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.