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Cameron Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cameron Elementary is a public elementary school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 534 students. The school faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and consistently low academic performance compared to the Fairfax County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia.

Cameron Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.84% to 80.52% over the past 3 years, is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, such as Rose Hill Elementary, Bush Hill Elementary, and Clermont Elementary, which have free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 16.2% to 44.71%. Additionally, Cameron Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% over the past 3 years, which is higher than the surrounding schools.

The school's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is significantly lower than the Fairfax County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages. In 2024-2025, Cameron Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 41.67% to 71.76% in mathematics and 56.79% to 67.86% in reading, compared to district averages of 65.56% to 76.7% in mathematics and 71.24% to 80.07% in reading. While the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, it is providing relatively stronger support for other subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students.

606

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,230

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3434 Campbell Dr
Alexandria, VA 22303

(703) 329-2100

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twain Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.2%

White:

24.9%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

864^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	864 of 1110	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	977 of 1114	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1005 of 1114	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	856 of 1109	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	989 of 1103	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	952 of 1105	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	975 of 1097	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	945 of 1099	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	931 of 1096	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1040 of 1100	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1079 of 1110	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	968 of 1120	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.9	613 of 1117	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.2	577 of 1117	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	594 of 1113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.0	381 of 1082	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.4	716 of 1081	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.0	988 of 1083	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	827 of 1071	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.7	861 of 1062	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	314 of 579	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	366 of 588	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	408 of 579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	147 of 326	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	175 of 306	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	205 of 300	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	884 of 1096	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	947 of 1098	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1015 of 1100	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	449 of 606	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	427 of 580	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	475 of 564	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	718 of 1046	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	774 of 1036	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	843 of 1093	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	982 of 1101	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	979 of 1093	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	823 of 973	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	941 of 979	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	923 of 984	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading61%-11 vs state

Science60%-9 vs state

Mathematics57%-13 vs state

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

WE LOVE Cameron Elementary. I'm not sure why everyone rates it so low, but my son has really prospered there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Campbell Dr	Alexandria	22303	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 329-2100	606	47	12.7	87.6%	151 (24.9%)	122 (20.1%)	207 (34.2%)	92 (15.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	26.6	864^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.2%		15.3	977^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.3%	113		71.8	50.0	57.4	41.7			60.2		67.9	57.9	56.8	57.9					$13,230	$1,121	$12,109
Clermont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5720 Clermont Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2400	549	34	15.9	15.1%	326 (59.4%)	25 (4.6%)	101 (18.4%)	38 (6.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.5%)	82.4	171^st of 1110 public elementary schools	84.6%		84	138^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.6%	33		91.5	93.1	68.6	89.1			75.3		89.1	90.3	82.3	96.0					$11,128	$238	$10,890
Douglas MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Janneys Ln	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 461-4190	680	43	15.8	42.6%	264 (38.8%)	164 (24.1%)	175 (25.7%)	30 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	49.8	599^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.0%		64.3	435^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.0%	164		65.3	78.6	67.3				69.0		61.7	79.2	65.7					77.2	$15,010	$22	$14,988
Mount Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6116 N Kings Hwy	Alexandria	22303	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 721-2100	361	26	13.6	78.7%	43 (11.9%)	39 (10.8%)	251 (69.5%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	12	1008^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.2%		2.8	1103^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	1.0%	95		46.9	56.1	54.1	56.9			54.1		36.7	47.4	45.7	51.0					$15,777	$1,742	$14,035
Patrick Henry K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4643 Taney Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4170	1,075	60	17.9	96.8%	217 (20.2%)	343 (31.9%)	303 (28.2%)	95 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	101 (9.4%)	28.5	843^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%		25	903^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	18.9%	60	95.2	54.1	72.2	60.4	58.1	50.7	26.3	55.7	65.2	46.8	62.3	60.6	68.3	73.3	68.2	80.0	69.7	$10,628	$392	$10,236
Naomi L. Brooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Russell Rd	Alexandria	22301	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4440	319	21	14.9	37.6%	165 (51.7%)	100 (31.3%)	23 (7.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	66.2	402^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.9	586^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.4%	184		75.6	88.6	72.6				76.9		73.2	80.0	78.9					73.3	$14,544	$00	$14,544
Rose Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6301 Rose Hill Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-4200	671	53	12.6	42.6%	226 (33.7%)	44 (6.6%)	301 (44.9%)	60 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.4%)	47	639^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.4%		23.3	916^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.8%	277		66.7	72.9	75.9	73.9			63.4		57.5	70.2	67.4	79.5					$13,476	$283	$13,193
Bush Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5927 Westchester St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-5600	673	53	12.6	27.0%	289 (42.9%)	131 (19.5%)	116 (17.2%)	69 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.1%)	70.9	344^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.0%		73.5	301^st of 1114 public elementary schools	73.0%	43		73.9	82.3	56.5	81.4			77.3		80.4	85.3	82.3	89.5					$13,068	$323	$12,745
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Ferdinand Day Dr	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 933-6300	735	43	17.0	77.0%	187 (25.4%)	213 (29.0%)	166 (22.6%)	94 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (9.3%)	31.3	814^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.7%		39.1	736^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.9%	78		57.5	61.1	62.5				65.8		55.0	68.1	67.5					60.2	$14,433	$455	$13,978
James K. Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Polk Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4180	804	48	16.9	75.7%	197 (24.5%)	206 (25.6%)	255 (31.7%)	96 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.8%)	29.5	835^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.8%		30.3	840^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.6%	5		63.8	58.7	71.8				68.7		52.1	57.0	62.4					50.0	$11,597	$534	$11,064

Frequently Asked Questions about Cameron Elementary

Is Cameron Elementary a good school?

Cameron Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Cameron Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Cameron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Cameron Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cameron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twain Middle
High : Edison High

What is the racial makeup of Cameron Elementary?

Students at Cameron Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 25% White, 20% African American, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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