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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890004439
Lamar Elementary School
301 WATERS AVE, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4730 · Val Verde County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
476 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School this school | 547 | 87.0% | 38.4% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy BROWNSVILLE | 545 | 87.3% | 30.3% |
| Ruben Chavira Elementary School DEL RIO | 563 | 86.7% | 32.0% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 554 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School WESLACO | 552 | 87.9% | 52.0% |
| Keller Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 537 | 85.8% | 46.8% |
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 Val Verde County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,799 of 4,401 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,273 of 4,466 ▼ 511 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,707 of 4,466 ▼ 748 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #190 of 3,998 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #2,072 of 4,938 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #4,271 of 4,622 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #4,320 of 4,628 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #1,385 of 4,789 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #2,470 of 2,838 | #5 of 6 |
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
547
+69 (+14%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 547 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 87% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 30.2 | 18.1:1 | 89% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 24.7 | 17.6:1 | 90% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 86% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 37.6 | 15.3:1 | 84% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 88% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 81% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 85% (458) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (575 to 547); teachers down 20% (37.6 to 30).
About Lamar Elementary School
Located in DEL RIO, Texas, Lamar Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 547 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Lamar Elementary School falls under SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, which has 14 schools enrolling 9,767 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lamar Elementary School is Hispanic, at 97%. After that, the student body is 2% White. Among all residents of Val Verde County, the Hispanic share is about 81%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, Lamar Elementary School has a ratio of 18.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. Among public schools in Val Verde County, the average eligibility rate is 72%.
Lamar Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Texas public elementary schools.
Lamar Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.4%) and its predicted rate (36.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Val Verde County, median household income comes to about $66,100, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 10,448 students.
San Felipe Memorial Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Lamar Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lamar Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Lamar Elementary School is Town: Remote.
The school's student count increased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
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Val Verde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,741
Census ACS
Median income
$66,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 5th 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 SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 508 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 498 students
Nearby schools
- San Felipe Memorial Middle School0.3 mi · 671
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School1.0 mi · 623
- Garfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 635
- Del Rio Middle School1.1 mi · 1,347
- Blended Academy1.2 mi · 127
- Ruben Chavira Elementary School1.8 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lamar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lamar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lamar Elementary School have?
Lamar Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lamar Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Lamar Elementary School public or private?
Lamar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.