Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000161
Lamar Elementary School
3800 LIPSCOMB, AMARILLO, TX 79110 · (806) 326-4600 · Randall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
246 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 63.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Lamar Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School this school | 281 | 87.5% | 36.4% |
| Crockett Elementary School GREENVILLE | 293 | 88.1% | 22.2% |
| South Lawn Elementary School AMARILLO | 325 | 85.8% | 44.0% |
| Southside Elementary School ANGLETON | 304 | 84.2% | 52.4% |
| Roark Early Education Center WILLIS | 348 | 84.2% | N/A |
| Schulenburg Elementary School SCHULENBURG | 273 | 77.7% | 32.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,023 of 4,401 | #22 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,511 of 4,466 ▼ 1,098 | #21 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,732 of 4,466 ▼ 559 | #22 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,228 of 3,998 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #4,302 of 4,938 | #21 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #102 of 4,622 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #984 of 4,628 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #1,336 of 4,789 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #1,466 of 2,838 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
281
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 281 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 88% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 25.9 | 11.1:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 89% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 81% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 30.2 | 11.2:1 | 81% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 76% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 80% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 71% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (337 to 281); teachers down 14% (30.2 to 26).
About Lamar Elementary School
Lamar Elementary School, located in AMARILLO, Texas, is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 281 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 46% smaller than average.
Lamar Elementary School is one of the 55 schools that make up AMARILLO ISD (29,321 students in total).
At Lamar Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. The school is also 36% White, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Randall County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lamar Elementary School and a ratio of 10.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. Public schools in Randall County average 44%.
Test results at Lamar Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.4% actual, 36.3% predicted).
Within Randall County, the median household income is $83,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Lamar Elementary School, Randall County has 42 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Coronado Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Lamar Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 36.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Lamar Elementary School declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 294 to 281 students.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Randall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,070
Census ACS
Median income
$83,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
23,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 16.
- Lamar Elementary SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 759 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 604 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 579 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 547 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Coronado Elementary School0.7 mi · 435
- Landergin Elementary School0.9 mi · 260
- Austin Middle School0.9 mi · 708
- South Lawn Elementary School1.0 mi · 325
- Fannin Middle School1.1 mi · 592
- Wolflin Elementary School1.3 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lamar Elementary School serve?
Lamar Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lamar Elementary School have?
Lamar Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lamar Elementary School in?
Lamar Elementary School is part of AMARILLO ISD.
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