Lamar Middle School

Lamar Middle School is a 6-8 campus of close-knit scale in LAMAR, Colorado, run under Lamar School District No. Re-2, caters to 275 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

Within Lamar School District No. Re-2, which oversees 6 schools and 1,397 students, Lamar Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lamar Middle School records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lamar Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Lamar Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lamar Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.4%; this one delivers 24.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Prowers County shows median household earnings sit near $53,508, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lamar Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Prowers County (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students).

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lamar Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 59% to 65%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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