Cameron Middle
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Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedWhat this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cameron Middle
Set in Cameron, Wisconsin, Cameron Middle is a modestly sized middle school, overseen by Cameron School District. It hosts 319 students across grades 5 through 8.
Within Cameron School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,202 students, Cameron Middle is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Cameron Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Cameron Middle reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Barron County's rate of about 41%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cameron Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.6%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Barron County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,933, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Cameron Middle is one of 36 public schools in Barron County (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students).
Nearest neighbor: North Star Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cameron Middle at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 51.5%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Cameron Middle's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 319). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
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- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 432 students
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- Cameron HighHigh · 279 students
- Cameron Academy of Virtual EducationCombined · 134 students
- North Star AcademyHigh · 38 students
- North Star Academy0.0 mi · 38
- Cameron High0.1 mi · 279
- Cameron Academy of Virtual Education0.1 mi · 134
- Cameron Elementary1.1 mi · 432
- Advanced Learning Academy of Wisconsin5.1 mi · 30
- Barron High5.1 mi · 310