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What's the biggest difference between Lamar High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080522000862
Lamar High School
1900 THUNDER DRIVE, LAMAR, CO 81052 · (719) 336-3488 · Prowers County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
268 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 98 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · 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 No. Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar High School this school | 393 | 68.2% | 17.6% |
| La Junta Jr/Sr High School LA JUNTA | 501 | 72.3% | N/A |
| Yuma High School YUMA | 228 | 64.0% | 20.1% |
| Alamosa High School ALAMOSA | 568 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Valley High School GILCREST | 483 | 61.1% | 21.6% |
| Trinidad High School TRINIDAD | 204 | 67.2% | 9.2% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #177 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #190 of 409 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #75 of 250 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #137 of 250 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #91 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #81 of 139 |
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
393
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 393 | 25.3 | 15.5:1 | 68% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 26.3 | 16.8:1 | 71% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 25.8 | 17.2:1 | 59% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 49% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 26.7 | 16.6:1 | 51% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 54% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 59% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 31% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (443 to 393); teachers down 5% (26.7 to 25.3).
About Lamar High School
Families in LAMAR, Colorado, are served by Lamar High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 393 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Colorado enroll around 627, and this school is 37% below that mark.
Lamar High School sits within Lamar School District No. Re-2, which has 6 schools and 1,397 students.
More than half of the students at Lamar High School are Hispanic (65%). Next come 34% White. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Prowers County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
A staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. The gap from the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is 1.4 students per teacher. By family income, 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Prowers County is close, at 69%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lamar High School is 25.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.6%.
Census data for Prowers County show median household income comes to about $53,508, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 2,153 students.
Lamar High School's nearest public school is Melvin Hendrickson Development Center (about 0.4 miles). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Lamar High School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lamar High School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.5:1, from 18.5:1.
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Prowers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,910
Census ACS
Median income
$53,508
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar School District No. Re-2
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Alta Vista Charter SchoolElementary · 133 students
- Melvin Hendrickson Development CenterElementary · 122 students
Other schools in LAMAR
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Alta Vista Charter SchoolElementary · 133 students
- Melvin Hendrickson Development CenterElementary · 122 students
Other Lamar High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lamar High. Lamar High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Lamar High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,968 students
- Lamar High SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 2,457 students
- LAMAR HIGH SCHOOLLAMAR, AR · 370 students
- LAMAR HIGHLAMAR, MO · 369 students
- Lamar HighLamar, SC · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Melvin Hendrickson Development Center0.4 mi · 122
- Washington Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
- Parkview Elementary School1.0 mi · 252
- Lamar Middle School1.0 mi · 275
- Alta Vista Charter School4.3 mi · 133
- Wiley Junior-Senior High School7.8 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar High SchoolHow many students attend Lamar High School?
Lamar High School enrolls approximately 393 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.
How many teachers does Lamar High School have?
Lamar High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamar High School?
Student demographics at Lamar High School are roughly 34% White, 65% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lamar High School public or private?
Lamar High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar School District No. Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.