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Cameron Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cameron Elementary is a public elementary school in Barstow, California, serving 493 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which is ranked 1482 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cameron Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.81% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.81% statewide and 17.27% for the Barstow Unified School District. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 42.9% in 2023-2024 to 51.0% in 2022-2023. Additionally, 83.16% of students at Cameron Elementary were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Newberry Springs Elementary and Yermo Elementary, which are part of the Silver Valley Unified School District, outperform Cameron Elementary and the other Barstow Unified schools on academic measures, despite serving a high percentage of low-income students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Cameron Elementary and the broader Barstow Unified School District may be unique and require targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for their students.

436

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,216

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Muriel Dr.
Barstow, CA 92311-3149

(760) 255-6260

District: Barstow Unified

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barstow Junior High
High:	Barstow High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

African American:

28.0%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Barstow Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg14%

California avg43%

4,443^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4443 of 5857	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	5084 of 5869	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5360 of 5859	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4821 of 5883	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1381 of 1417	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	5113 of 5789	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5356 of 5662	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5352 of 5692	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	5188 of 5614	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	4832 of 5611	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.3	3112 of 5530	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	2767 of 5390	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	3538 of 5377	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	2820 of 5314	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	1910 of 5193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.2	2871 of 5113	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	3192 of 5113	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.2	3437 of 4818	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	3622 of 4822	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	3645 of 4809	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	443 of 569	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	407 of 593	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	465 of 661	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	412 of 663	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	609 of 747	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	618 of 700	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.8	2514 of 2585	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1805 of 2128	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4386 of 5597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5020 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4685 of 5609	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4520 of 5635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1237 of 1267	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4797 of 5492	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5055 of 5413	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2331 of 5107	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	4309 of 5107	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4206 of 5087	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3549 of 5084	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3598 of 4963	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4434 of 4830	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	3625 of 5460	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4683 of 5517	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4859 of 5363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4132 of 5264	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1065 of 1110	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4348 of 5173	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4811 of 5084	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4146 of 5628	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4696 of 5643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5403 of 5638	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4714 of 5663	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1230 of 1272	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4995 of 5510	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5165 of 5431	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	2455 of 2661	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	2765 of 2834	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2662 of 2737	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	436	18	24.1	89.7%	43 (9.9%)	122 (28.0%)	235 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	24.6	4443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		17.4	5084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	641				19.8	38.5					27.8	25.3	33.9					29.0							$15,216	$2,905	$12,311
Crestline Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Monterey	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5121	371	17	22.0	91.1%	31 (8.4%)	137 (36.9%)	160 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	4.4	5848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.7	5851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	3				10.6	9.5					10.1	3.0	6.5					4.7	80.0	87.5	87.5	82.5	87.5	87.5	$14,311	$2,885	$11,426
Montara Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Montara Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5150	403	17	23.9	83.9%	49 (12.2%)	60 (14.9%)	240 (59.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (11.4%)	12.1	5500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.6	5508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	8				21.8	17.7					19.8	18.0	18.0					18.0	78.6	85.7	88.1	88.1	88.1	83.3	$14,664	$2,271	$12,393
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Avenue E	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6250	398	17	23.6	78.6%	64 (16.1%)	78 (19.6%)	220 (55.3%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	10.6	5598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		15.5	5262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	336				18.4	19.0					18.7	18.4	13.8					16.2	95.5	97.0		95.5	95.5	95.5	$13,425	$2,101	$11,324
Barstow Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-5	500 South Avenue G	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-4900	405	20	20.4	57.8%	62 (15.3%)	28 (6.9%)	281 (69.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	7.9	5741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	5663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	78				13.2	10.8					12.0	23.5	5.4					14.1							$15,971	$2,260	$13,711
Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	322	14	23.1	74.2%	77 (23.9%)	29 (9.0%)	187 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	16.4	5155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.1	5206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	51				23.5	20.4					22.1	29.0	17.0					23.8							$15,848	$2,322	$13,526
Challenges Community Day	Public	K-6	25757 Agate Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-2048	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	34374 Ash Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-7713	351	17	20.8	85.5%	77 (21.9%)	46 (13.1%)	199 (56.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.1%)	7.1	5772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		11.1	5615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	157				10.0	10.7					10.3	16.9	12.5					15.0							$15,051	$2,457	$12,594
Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	34.6	3615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		22	4673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1058	10.0	32.4	22.4	39.5	35.9	13.8	50.0	22.6	39.5	34.2	39.5	38.5	20.7	23.9	13.2	26.3	26.3							$21,555	$1,500	$20,055
Newberry Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	33713 Newberry Rd.	Newberry Springs	92365	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 257-3211	106	7	14.3	87.7%	43 (40.6%)	1 (0.9%)	51 (48.1%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	55	2313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		49.8	2564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	251	27.3		27.3	36.8	68.4	70.0				58.6	21.1	47.4	40.0				36.2							$29,660	$2,528	$27,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Cameron Elementary

How many students attend Cameron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Cameron Elementary.

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

What is the racial makeup of Cameron Elementary?

Students at Cameron Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 28% African American, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Cameron Elementary a good school?

Cameron Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Cameron Elementary in?

Barstow Unified

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