Is Cameron Elementary a good school?

Cameron Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cameron Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 571 students attended Cameron Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cameron Elementary?

Students at Cameron Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 26% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Cameron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Barstow Junior High High : Barstow High

Cameron Elementary

Summary:

Cameron Elementary is a public elementary school located in Barstow, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 571 students. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which is ranked 1471 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cameron Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.1% in 2017-2018 to 50.0% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by standardized tests, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.47% of Cameron Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide, and only 21.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.54% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, where 0% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Barstow Unified district, Cameron Elementary generally performs worse across various metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratios. However, the nearby Newberry Springs Elementary, which is part of the Silver Valley Unified district, outperforms Cameron Elementary and the Barstow Unified district as a whole, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to the poor performance of Cameron Elementary. Additionally, the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Cameron Elementary, particularly for Hispanic, White, and disabled students, as well as those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggest that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

801 Muriel Dr.
Barstow, CA 92311-3149

(760) 255-6260

District: Barstow Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5077^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,587

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barstow Junior High
High:	Barstow High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.6

Number of students: 571

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

African American:

25.6%

White:

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cameron Elementary ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Barstow Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.42. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Cameron Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.9%), African American (25.6%), White (13.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Barstow Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cameron Elementary is 26.6. 3 elementary schools in the Barstow Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cameron Elementary is $5,587. 5 elementary schools in the Barstow Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cameron Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cameron Elementary 5077^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cameron Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Barstow Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Barstow Unified 1471^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cameron Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.71	3645^th	4809	24.2%
2005	24.99	3622^nd	4822	24.9%
2006	28.15	3437^th	4818	28.7%
2007	35.55	3192^nd	5113	37.6%
2008	41.24	2871^st	5113	43.8%
2009	60.20	1910^th	5193	63.2%
2010	45.32	2820^th	5314	46.9%
2011	35.99	3538^th	5377	34.2%
2012	47.66	2767^th	5390	48.7%
2013	43.31	3112^th	5530	43.7%
2015	18.07	4832^nd	5611	13.9%
2016	13.30	5188^th	5614	7.6%
2017	12.20	5352^nd	5692	6.0%
2018	11.45	5356^th	5662	5.4%
2019	16.54	5113^th	5789	11.7%
2021	10.34	1381^st	1417	2.5%
2022	20.29	4821^st	5883	18.1%
2023	14.39	5374^th	5874	8.5%
2024	17.42	5077^th	5862	13.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.59	4811^th	5084	5.4%
2019	23.16	4348^th	5173	15.9%
2021	14.78	1065^th	1110	4.1%
2022	26.36	4132^nd	5264	21.5%
2023	17.57	4869^th	5374	9.4%
2024	21.37	4678^th	5511	15.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.10	5055^th	5413	6.6%
2019	17.97	4797^th	5492	12.7%
2021	11.03	1237^th	1267	2.4%
2022	21.86	4520^th	5635	19.8%
2023	20.09	4692^nd	5617	16.5%
2024	16.34	5013^th	5605	10.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.16	1805^th	2128	15.2%
2019	17.81	2514^th	2585	2.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.88	5165^th	5431	4.9%
2019	15.79	4995^th	5510	9.3%
2021	11.37	1230^th	1272	3.3%
2022	20.04	4714^th	5663	16.8%
2023	11.48	5414^th	5650	4.2%
2024	20.25	4690^th	5636	16.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.60	618^th	700	11.7%
2019	23.95	609^th	747	18.5%
2022	34.77	412^th	663	37.9%
2023	30.21	466^th	662	29.6%
2024	30.89	407^th	593	31.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.58	4434^th	4830	8.2%
2019	31.32	3598^th	4963	27.5%
2022	31.79	3549^th	5084	30.2%
2023	23.62	4215^th	5098	17.3%
2024	22.57	4304^th	5102	15.6%

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Rank History for White students at Cameron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.45	2662^nd	2737	2.7%
2019	4.46	2765^th	2834	2.4%
2023	10.73	2454^th	2662	7.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

My kids love this school! They went on multiple field trips through the year and their teachers did a lot of projects that made learning fun! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Cameron Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	290	76	17	164	6	n/a	n/a	0	553
1989	289	97	15	180	7	n/a	n/a	0	588
1990	272	117	10	178	14	n/a	n/a	0	591
1991	201	100	12	178	10	n/a	n/a	0	501
1992	212	94	15	177	13	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	225	109	16	193	13	n/a	n/a	0	556
1994	263	100	17	177	8	n/a	n/a	0	565
1995	221	109	22	199	13	n/a	n/a	0	564
1996	221	109	22	199	13	n/a	n/a	0	564
1997	209	119	17	164	13	n/a	n/a	0	522
1998	200	123	12	164	11	n/a	n/a	0	510
1999	216	124	8	198	13	n/a	n/a	0	559
2000	201	109	10	189	14	n/a	n/a	0	523
2001	172	93	21	203	17	n/a	n/a	0	506
2002	179	126	28	229	20	n/a	n/a	1	583
2003	179	126	28	229	20	n/a	n/a	1	583
2004	181	124	26	261	17	n/a	n/a	0	609
2005	150	138	20	261	14	n/a	n/a	2	585
2006	151	130	21	250	14	n/a	n/a	13	579
2007	134	146	20	226	14	n/a	n/a	24	564
2008	137	128	20	225	12	n/a	n/a	0	522
2009	139	123	14	235	16	5	3	0	535
2010	145	118	12	248	14	0	5	0	542
2011	113	132	14	268	11	2	26	0	566
2012	110	103	15	262	10	2	21	0	523
2013	116	76	15	268	5	4	23	0	507
2014	109	114	12	334	6	3	36	0	614
2015	111	143	12	347	10	3	36	0	662
2016	114	128	8	355	8	2	39	0	654
2017	102	158	3	360	10	3	45	0	681
2018	99	160	6	341	6	3	53	0	668
2019	90	153	8	361	7	5	52	0	676
2020	87	136	3	289	5	4	62	0	586
2021	69	123	0	271	6	4	35	0	508
2022	62	143	0	264	5	2	44	0	520
2023	79	146	0	302	6	1	37	0	571

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cameron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	553	24.0	23.0	n/a
1989	588	23.0	25.5	n/a
1990	591	23.9	24.7	n/a
1991	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1992	511	22.4	22.8	42.5
1993	556	23.0	24.2	47.7
1994	565	23.0	24.6	55.4
1995	564	23.0	24.5	61
1996	564	23.0	24.5	61
1997	522	25.0	20.9	66.9
1998	510	27.0	18.9	60.2
1999	559	30.0	18.6	68
2000	523	28.0	18.7	65.8
2001	506	29.0	17.4	69
2002	583	31.5	18.5	71.5
2003	583	31.5	18.5	71.5
2004	609	31.0	19.6	68.3
2005	585	31.2	18.8	71.4
2006	579	31.2	18.6	69.1
2007	564	30.0	18.8	73.7
2008	522	29.0	18.0	64.4
2009	535	28.0	18.4	67.9
2010	542	23.0	23.5	68.8
2011	566	n/a	n/a	73.3
2012	523	24.1	21.6	n/a
2013	507	23.5	21.5	69
2014	614	22.0	27.9	80.9
2015	662	22.0	30.0	87.5
2016	654	24.0	27.2	88.4
2017	681	23.0	29.5	91.9
2018	668	25.0	26.7	91.2
2019	676	26.0	26.0	93.3
2020	586	n/a	n/a	93
2021	508	23.0	22.0	92.1
2022	520	22.0	23.6	88.7
2023	571	21.4	26.6	89.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cameron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	553	24.0	23.0	n/a
1989	588	23.0	25.5	n/a
1990	591	23.9	24.7	n/a
1991	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1992	511	22.4	22.8	42.5
1993	556	23.0	24.2	47.7
1994	565	23.0	24.6	55.4
1995	564	23.0	24.5	61
1996	564	23.0	24.5	61
1997	522	25.0	20.9	66.9
1998	510	27.0	18.9	60.2
1999	559	30.0	18.6	68
2000	523	28.0	18.7	65.8
2001	506	29.0	17.4	69
2002	583	31.5	18.5	71.5
2003	583	31.5	18.5	71.5
2004	609	31.0	19.6	68.3
2005	585	31.2	18.8	71.4
2006	579	31.2	18.6	69.1
2007	564	30.0	18.8	73.7
2008	522	29.0	18.0	64.4
2009	535	28.0	18.4	67.9
2010	542	23.0	23.5	68.8
2011	566	n/a	n/a	73.3
2012	523	24.1	21.6	n/a
2013	507	23.5	21.5	69
2014	614	22.0	27.9	80.9
2015	662	22.0	30.0	87.5
2016	654	24.0	27.2	88.4
2017	681	23.0	29.5	91.9
2018	668	25.0	26.7	91.2
2019	676	26.0	26.0	93.3
2020	586	n/a	n/a	93
2021	508	23.0	22.0	92.1
2022	520	22.0	23.6	88.7
2023	571	21.4	26.6	89.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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