Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR R-I·NCES 291785000953
LAMAR ELEM.
202 W 7TH, LAMAR, MO 64759 · (417) 682-3567 · Barton County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
146 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LAMAR ELEM.→LAMAR MIDDLE
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAMAR R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +27.4pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-35 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
89%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAMAR ELEM.
LAMAR ELEM. is an elementary-level community of compact scale in LAMAR, Missouri, operated by LAMAR R-I, teacheing 253 students in grades 3 through 5.
Within LAMAR R-I, which oversees 4 schools and 1,158 students, LAMAR ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, LAMAR ELEM. records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Barton County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, LAMAR ELEM. reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAMAR ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 68.8%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Barton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $51,635 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Barton County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,593 students), of which LAMAR ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAMAR MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAMAR ELEM. comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 253 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for LAMAR ELEM. typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,690
Census ACS
Median income
$51,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,593 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR R-I
- LAMAR HIGHHigh · 369 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 281 students
- LAMAR MIDDLEMiddle · 255 students
- LAMAR CAREERTECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- LOCKWOOD SPECL. EDUC. COOP.Combined
Other schools in LAMAR
- LAMAR HIGHHigh · 369 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 281 students
- LAMAR MIDDLEMiddle · 255 students
- LAMAR CAREERTECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- LAMAR MIDDLE0.1 mi · 255
- LAMAR HIGH0.1 mi · 369
- EAST ELEM.1.5 mi · 281
- JASPER CO. ELEM.11.1 mi · 241
- Jasper Co. High School11.1 mi · 213
- SHELDON HIGH11.2 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About LAMAR ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LAMAR ELEM.?
LAMAR ELEM. enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does LAMAR ELEM. serve?
LAMAR ELEM. serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does LAMAR ELEM. have?
LAMAR ELEM. employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is LAMAR ELEM.?
LAMAR ELEM. reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is LAMAR ELEM. in?
LAMAR ELEM. is part of LAMAR R-I.
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