Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050870000585
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
301 ELBERTA STREET, LAMAR, AR 72846 · (479) 885-3344 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Arkansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
367 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 105 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 23% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 370 | 99.2% | 35.5% |
| MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL MURFREESBORO | 313 | 99.0% | 33.6% |
| CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON | 390 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK | 373 | 99.2% | 33.4% |
| HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL HARRISBURG | 516 | 99.4% | 31.5% |
| HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL HACKETT | 350 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #74 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #140 of 280 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #137 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #83 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #159 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #56 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #16 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 53.1 | 7.0:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 45.7 | 7.9:1 | 70% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 52.1 | 6.9:1 | 59% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 43 | 8.9:1 | 65% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 37.3 | 13.1:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 65% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 51% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 39% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in LAMAR, Arkansas, (ZIP code 72846). Enrolled students number 370 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students each.
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,254 students in total.
The large majority of students at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL, 85%, are White. Next come 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 82% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The teaching staff at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, higher than at this school. About 99% of students, or 367, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 86% average for public schools in Johnson County is 13 points lower.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 23.0% for a school in Arkansas with LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL posts 35.5%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, median household income is about $45,995, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is among the 13 public schools in Johnson County.
The closest other public school is LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 31.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
NCES assigns LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL went from 384 students to 370. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.9:1 in 2020-21, and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,003
Census ACS
Median income
$45,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 590 students
- LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 294 students
Other schools in LAMAR
- LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 590 students
- LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 294 students
Other Lamar High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lamar High. LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Lamar High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,968 students
- Lamar High SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 2,457 students
- Lamar High SchoolLAMAR, CO · 393 students
- LAMAR HIGHLAMAR, MO · 369 students
- Lamar HighLamar, SC · 268 students
Nearby schools
- LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 294
- LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 590
- CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.0 mi · 403
- CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.2 mi · 370
- CLARKSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.3 mi · 380
- CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About LAMAR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL?
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 09-12.
Is LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL in?
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL is part of LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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