📍 2636 NC Hwy 24 27, Cameron, Moore County, 28326
Cameron Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cameron, Moore County. The school has 226 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moore County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cameron Elementary enrolls 226 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 226 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cameron Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 52.
Cameron Elementary is one of 23 schools in Moore County Schools, based in Carthage, North Carolina. The district serves 13,085 students district-wide and employs 803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 226 students, Cameron Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant