LAMAR MIDDLE

LAMAR MIDDLE is a tight-knit middle-grades school in LAMAR, Missouri, operated by LAMAR R-I. The school caters to 255 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Across the 4 schools in LAMAR R-I (1,158 students total), LAMAR MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LAMAR MIDDLE records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting LAMAR MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible 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 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 65.2%, a residual of +15.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Barton County shows median household income runs about $51,635, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. LAMAR MIDDLE is one of 10 public schools in Barton County (combined enrollment of about 1,593 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAMAR ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LAMAR MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAMAR MIDDLE at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 268 students in 2018 compared to 255 in 2025.

On this page, members of the LAMAR MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.