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Cameron Elementary

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Cameron Elementary ranks 305 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cameron Elementary is a public elementary school serving 434 students in grades PK-4 in Cameron, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Cameron School District, which is ranked 172 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cameron Elementary has consistently outperformed the state average in student proficiency across various subjects and grade levels on the Forward Exam. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade students scored 65.82% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.21%. The school's performance is particularly strong in Social Studies and Science, where its 4th-grade students scored 75.95% and 67.09% proficient or better, respectively, in the same year. Additionally, Cameron Elementary has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary, New Auburn Elementary, and Cumberland Elementary, Cameron Elementary generally outperforms them in terms of student proficiency rates and overall school rankings. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has been able to effectively support these students, as evidenced by their strong performance compared to their peers in the state.

432

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,374

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

919 N 2nd St
Cameron, WI 54822-7729

(715) 458-4560

District: Cameron School District

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cameron Middle
High:	Cameron High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg55%

305^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

172^nd of 426Cameron School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	305 of 1044	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	284 of 1061	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	311 of 1067	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	776 of 1067	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	461 of 1050	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	718 of 1037	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	644 of 1025	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	522 of 1071	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	501 of 1075	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	529 of 1076	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	295 of 1061	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	57.8	470 of 1053	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	309 of 1045	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	47.2	719 of 1046	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	767 of 1045	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.6	645 of 1030	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.8	373 of 1021	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	224 of 689	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	296 of 712	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.0	270 of 632	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.4	384 of 633	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	423 of 1001	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	338 of 1011	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	224 of 1010	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	730 of 1017	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.8	484 of 1004	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	750 of 1002	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	695 of 997	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	139 of 870	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	127 of 866	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	189 of 871	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	24.4	715 of 859	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.7	199 of 847	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	632 of 874	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	392 of 854	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	189 of 1000	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	236 of 1012	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	407 of 1011	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	743 of 1017	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.4	389 of 1003	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	535 of 1002	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	513 of 997	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	177 of 802	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	339 of 790	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	455 of 770	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	464 of 748	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	284 of 746	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	551 of 742	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.2	186 of 721	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	9.1	677 of 704	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	417 of 699	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	649 of 718	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

White (2022)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies76%+12 vs state

Science67%+16 vs state

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	432	34	12.7	36.3%	401 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	70.6	305^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.2	284^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.2%	21	65.1	65.8		55.6	58.2		76.0	67.1	$12,374	$1,009	$11,367
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10	53.0	48.1		45.5	45.5		62.3	42.9	$15,471	$1,605	$13,867
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 537-5621	324	30	10.8	64.8%	189 (58.3%)	60 (18.5%)	53 (16.4%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	27.9	822^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	21.3%		44.9	684^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.5%	138	29.2	31.9		33.3	48.9		55.3	40.4	$14,949	$1,754	$13,195
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248	58.0	55.8		60.8	63.5		69.2	59.6	$13,602	$1,247	$12,356
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 6th St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-2244	429	32	13.4	45.0%	396 (92.3%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	62.4	425^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.3%		63.2	433^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	59.2%	8	57.3	53.9	56.3	56.1	48.1	71.9	71.2	59.6	$12,294	$1,226	$11,069
Haugen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 5th St W	Haugen	54841	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-7341	83	9	9.6	45.8%	79 (95.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.6	468^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.2%		64	422^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	60.2%	46	66.7	46.2		53.3	46.2		76.9	61.5	$14,703	$736	$13,966
Barron Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	230 Lulu Avenue	Almena	54805	Barron County	Barron Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 357-3263	59	3	19.6	57.6%	51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)									$16,679	$747	$15,932
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1530 2nd Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 822-5123	334	31	10.7	49.4%	262 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	47.3	625^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.1%		54.2	576^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.7%	49	52.8	50.0		50.9	51.6		59.7	45.2	$15,567	$1,142	$14,424
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 Main St	Ridgeland	54763	Dunn County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 949-1445	68	7	9.5	54.4%	57 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	25.7	835^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.0%		49.3	632^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	40.4%	203	33.3	27.3		33.3	36.4		54.6	45.5	$15,397	$747	$14,650
New Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 237-2505	132	11	11.9	2.3%	115 (87.1%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	54.5	536^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.7%		45.4	677^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.2%	141	25.0	42.9	33.3	41.7	90.5	38.9	85.7	71.4	$15,007	$1,279	$13,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Cameron Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cameron Elementary?

Students at Cameron Elementary are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Cameron Elementary in?

Cameron School District

Is Cameron Elementary a good school?

Cameron Elementary ranks 305^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cameron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Cameron Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cameron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cameron Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cameron Middle
High : Cameron High

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