Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Cameron

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Cameron

Cameron’s public schools

Cameron Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cameron. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 83% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
798 students on the public path
In brief

Cameron’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Cameron’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Grand Lake Elementary places highest (better than 78%); South Cameron High School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cameron, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–124 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cameron Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cameron Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,120 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$28,608LA $15,623 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 42.4% · 586 students tested
Math40%
State average 31.8% · 587 students tested

Cameron vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Cameron’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cameron—Cameron Parish

Every school in Cameron

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cameronin other towns
Grand Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Charles
A−
351 students10:1Rate it →
Hackberry High School
Grades PK–12 · Hackberry
B−
218 students7:1Rate it →
South Cameron High School
Grades PK–12 · Grand Chenier
B−
161 students6:1Rate it →
Johnson Bayou High School
Grades PK–12
B+
68 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Cameron’s schools

Are Cameron’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cameron. Cameron Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cameron. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cameron in?

Cameron Parish School District.

Where do Cameron kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Grand Lake Elementary, Hackberry High School, South Cameron High School and Johnson Bayou High School.

Parents talk

What Cameron families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cameron → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.