Elementary school (grades K-5) · Camino, CA

Camino Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Camino Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060717000656
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
25
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Camino Elementary earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
18.8:1
small classes for California
43.4%
free-lunch eligible
375
students enrolled

Camino Elementary has class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

Camino Elementary held near 406 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 20.7 → 22.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 060717000656 · Camino, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

375 enr · 18.8:1 · 43.4% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Dover Middle School (375 students)

Camino Elementary held near 406 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE added 20.7 → 22.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Camino Elementary compares

Camino Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.8:1 ▼ 13% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.4% ▼ 22% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 375 top 64% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18.8:1
Leaner classes than 21% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
375
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
43.4%
free-lunch eligible - 22% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.8:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 26% in California - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
36.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,864
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 68.8%
Hispanic or Latino 25.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4%
Two or More 1.6%
Asian 1.1%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 68.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.3, Camino Elementary is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Camino Union Elementary reports $15,864 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Camino

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Camino Elementary

How many students attend Camino Elementary?

Camino Elementary has 375 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Camino, CA. CCD year-over-year: 412 (2022-23) → 406 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Camino Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Camino Elementary is 18.8:1, which is 13% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 20% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Camino Elementary?

43.4% of students at Camino Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Camino Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Camino Elementary is White at 68.8% of enrollment, in Camino, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Camino Elementary?

Camino Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Camino Union Elementary?

None reported; Camino Union Elementary operates only Camino Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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