Cameron Middle School
Public middle school in Cameron, Texas · Cameron ISD · Grades 6–8
Cameron Middle School serves 305 students in grades 6–8 in Cameron (Milam County). It is one of 4 schools in Cameron ISD. By enrollment it is the 1386th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Cameron ISD |
| County | Milam County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481264000760 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cameron ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 305 | 1,488 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.2% | 68.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cameron Middle School in context
Size
Cameron Middle School is the only middle school in Cameron ISD. Its 305 students are 20.5% of the district's 1,488. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.6 miles away and have a median of 157 students, so Cameron Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 107 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 94, against an average of 102 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (104 against 94). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cameron ISD (53%). White students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.3% across Cameron ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cameron Middle School has 24.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 305 students would have about 21.2 teachers, so Cameron Middle School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Milano Junior High School, 12 miles away in Milano ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50.5% |
| White | 30.5% |
| Black | 16.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
53.8% of students are girls and 46.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 94 |
| Grade 7 | 107 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
404 E 22nd St, Cameron, TX 76520
Phone: (254)697-2131
Website: cameronisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cameron Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milano Junior High School | Milano ISD | 12.0 mi | 88 | 10 | 62.5% |
| Rockdale Junior High School | Rockdale ISD | 14.7 mi | 313 | 12 | 62.3% |
| Rogers Middle School | Rogers ISD | 16.2 mi | 213 | 15.9 | 37.6% |
| Rosebud-Lott Middle School | Rosebud-Lott ISD | 18.9 mi | 156 | 12.1 | 71.2% |
| Thorndale Middle School | Thorndale ISD | 22.3 mi | 157 | 12.3 | 53.5% |
| Academy Middle School | Academy ISD | 23.8 mi | 417 | 14.4 | 34.3% |
| Holland Middle School | Holland ISD | 26.3 mi | 147 | 10.4 | 30.6% |
| Bremond Middle School | Bremond ISD | 26.9 mi | 115 | 13.1 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cameron ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Milam Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 396 |
| Cameron Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 308 |
| Cameron Yoe High School | High | 9–12 | 479 |