Summary
Cameron High School is a small, rural school in Cameron, WV, serving 291 students in grades 6-12 as part of the Marshall County Schools district. With a student-teacher ratio of just 7.8:1—far better than nearby Wheeling Park High School (13.4:1) or John Marshall High School (11.2:1)—your child is likely to get substantial individual attention here.
The most striking thing about Cameron is its dramatic year-to-year swings in state rankings. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 9th in West Virginia (92nd percentile, 5 stars), but just one year earlier it ranked 110th out of 112 schools (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and in 2025-2026 it sits at the 22nd percentile. This volatility is typical of very small schools—with only about 40-45 students per grade, one strong or weak cohort can completely shift the numbers. What remains remarkably consistent, however, is graduation: Cameron has posted a 97.7% or higher graduation rate for five straight years, including 100% in three of those years, beating both the district (98.2%) and state (92.8%) averages. The school also showed exceptional results with low-income students in 2024-2025, ranking 3rd in the state for that subgroup.
Test scores tell a mixed story. In 2025-2026, Cameron's 6th and 8th graders outperformed state averages in math, but by 11th grade, proficiency drops to 16.7% in math and 35.7% in English—well below state averages. This contrasts with John Marshall High School, the district's larger school, where 11th graders score higher on both subjects but graduate at a slightly lower rate (97.9%). Compared to Hundred High School, a similarly tiny school nearby, Cameron spends less per student ($17,834 vs. $23,514) yet achieves better math scores. Ultimately, Cameron excels at getting students across the graduation stage, even if standardized test performance fluctuates with each incoming class.
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