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

Camerado Springs Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 55.8/100, placing it at the 83rd percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,013 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Camerado Springs Middle?

27.9% of students at Camerado Springs Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 61.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Camerado Springs Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Camerado Springs Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Camerado Springs Middle?

9.9% of students at Camerado Springs Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Camerado Springs Middle

Middle School

Buckeye Union Elementary Cameron ParkEl Dorado County95682

📍 2480 Merrychase Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

492 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

25%

Teachers

24 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 12 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.6%

White66.7%

Asian2.2%

Black0.2%

Other7.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Camerado Springs Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.9%
Met Standard	33.7%
Below Standard	38.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Camerado Springs Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.9% of students exceeded standard while 33.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.8 points below the Buckeye Union Elementary district average of 42.7%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 4.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 33.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

27.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

61.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,013

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	186	21.5%	35.5%	22.0%	21.0%	57.0%
7th	173	31.8%	45.7%	15.6%	6.9%	77.5%
8th	147	25.2%	36.7%	19.1%	19.1%	61.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	187	29.4%	24.1%	23.0%	23.5%	53.5%
7th	173	31.8%	31.8%	23.7%	12.7%	63.6%
8th	147	27.9%	28.6%	20.4%	23.1%	56.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

William Brooks Elementary

62.987th pctile

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Middle

Camerado Springs Middle

55.883rd pctile

This school

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High School

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersi…Charter

85.299th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.