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Camerado Springs Middle · Cameron Park

Camerado Springs Middle: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Camerado Springs posts 62% meeting the standard, and 27.9% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

2480 Merrychase Drive, 95682 (opens in new tab)·Buckeye Union Elementary·Cameron Park·Grades 6-8·536 students·21% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 677-1658
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5443
% Exceeded28%17%
% Met+62%39%
Growth+4.0+1.5
Absence10.2%18.5%
Suspension4.7%3.7%
Scope Score
54
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #493 statewide · #5 of 7 in Buckeye Union Elementary

Camerado Springs Middle scores 54 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 78th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “62% proficient” and call it done. Camerado Springs deserves a closer read. It sits at the 78th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

The headline number: 10.2% chronic absenteeism — versus 18.5% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Has held the 78th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Declined Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 62% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 670%55%62%67%57%
Grade 762%75%61%59%77%
Grade 870%66%75%61%62%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 665%35%52%54%53%
Grade 749%58%42%55%64%
Grade 855%38%54%46%56%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

22%
35%
43%
Grade 6 · 57% proficient
32%
46%
22%
Grade 7 · 78% proficient
25%
37%
38%
Grade 8 · 62% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding rises 3.7pp across grades; the floor rises 4.9pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
27.9%
State 16.8%
11.1pp above state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
+4.0pp
State +1.5pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
61.6%
State 39.3%
22.4pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
10.2%
State 18.5%
8.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.7%
State 3.7%
1.0pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
16.7%
State 18.0%
1.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Camerado Springs Middle in Cameron Park, 46.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Camerado Springs Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 8.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.2% Math proficient); White students (68.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 38.1 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 108 students tested.

All students at this school: 62% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 62%, district —, state 39%62%
WhiteWhite: this school 66%, district 69%, state 56%66% · +5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 62%, district 70%, state 42%62% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 61%, district 69%, state 44%61% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 45%, district 54%, state 32%45% · −16 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 43%, district 52%, state 32%43% · −18 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 21%, district 33%, state 15%21% · −41 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 59%, district 73%, state 56%59% · −3 vs school

8 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 0.5pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +3.1pp.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 10.2%, district 5.8%, state 18.5%10.2% · −8.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.7%, district —, state 3.7%4.7% · +1.0pp vs state

Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly one and a half times the rate of Grades 4–6 students (11.6% vs 6.7%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–66.7%
Grades 7–811.6%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 27:121:1
Teaching staff25 teachers
Avg. experience19.8 years
Fully credentialed100%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$57,629 – $116,656
Principal salary$159,306 – $0
Superintendent salary$206,208

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $12,074, CA average $14,815$12,074 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$173 per student

$173 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$14,962 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction64%
Instruction support8%
Student services9%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,522 per pupil
2019$10,440 per pupil
2018$10,926 per pupil
2017$8,491 per pupil
2016$8,378 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White65.9%
District 64.7% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic24.1%
District 16.3% · CA 56.1%
Other6.3%
District 11.5% · CA 9.0%
Asian3.2%
District 6.3% · CA 10.2%
Black0.6%
District 1.2% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 20.5% (43pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$122K · CA $85K
Median home value$723K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+40% · CA 35%
ZIP population30,065
Median age45 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 59% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Camerado Springs Middle a good middle school?

Camerado Springs Middle has a Scope Score of 54 out of 100, placing it in the 78th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #493 statewide. 27.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 11.1 percentage points above the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 6-to-8 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Camerado Springs Middle's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 61.6% of students at Camerado Springs Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 27.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 33.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 27.9% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,013 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Camerado Springs Middle rank in California?

Camerado Springs Middle ranks #493 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 78th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Camerado Springs Middle getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Camerado Springs Middle increases by 4.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Camerado Springs Middle?

10.2% of students at Camerado Springs Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 4.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Camerado Springs Middle compare to other schools in Cameron Park?

Camerado Springs Middle scores 54/100 (78th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 536 students. Use the schools in Cameron Park page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.

How does Camerado Springs Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Camerado Springs Middle in Cameron Park, 46.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Camerado Springs Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 8.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.2% Math proficient); White students (68.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 38.1 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 108 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
27.9%
↑ vs CA 16.8% · 62th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 27%
+4.0pp
↑ vs CA +1.5pp · 50th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
61.6%
↑ vs CA 39.3% · 68th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
10.2%
↑ vs CA 18.5% · 62th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.7%
↓ vs CA 3.7% · 46th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
16.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 44th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 618622%35%22%21%57%+10
Grade 717332%46%16%7%77%+30
Grade 814725%37%19%19%62%+16
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 618729%24%23%24%53%+18
Grade 717332%32%24%13%64%+30
Grade 814728%29%20%23%56%+24
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1115023%36%37%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged10846.3%−8+8
White33568.1%−4+6
Hispanic/Latino11851.7%−7+13
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Camerado Springs Middle ←5427.9%61.6%+4.04.7%
California average4316.8%39.3%+1.53.7%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20195073#54226.4%61.6%7.1%3.4%-5.2pp
20225280#43621.3%54.6%20.2%4.8%+6.7pp
20236287#29324.5%57.5%14.7%3.5%+7.3pp
20245785#34125.6%57.0%14.7%4.3%-7.2pp
20255478#49327.9%61.6%10.2%4.7%+4.0pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female7.3%7.7%+0.4pp
Male6.9%11.8%+4.9pp
Asian8.3%5.3%-3.0pp
Hispanic/Latino6.5%14.1%+7.6pp
Two or More Races16.0%12.5%-3.5pp
Students with Disabilities8.6%23.1%+14.5pp
English Learners9.1%12.5%+3.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.8%13.6%-1.2pp
All Students7.1%9.9%+2.8pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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