Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001697
LAMAR EL
1440 E CLIFF DR, EL PASO, TX 79902 · (915) 351-3200 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
251 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
-154 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
97%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAMAR EL
LAMAR EL is one of the compact elementary campuss in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within EL PASO ISD, with 265 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LAMAR EL sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 76 schools in EL PASO ISD (48,118 students total), LAMAR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, LAMAR EL shows that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, LAMAR EL logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LAMAR EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAMAR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of +3.0 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), LAMAR EL is one campus in the mix.
ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAMAR EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAMAR EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.1%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 37%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 265 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for LAMAR EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL0.0 mi · 3
- WIGGS MIDDLE0.1 mi · 943
- EL PASO H S0.6 mi · 1,636
- YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.7 mi · 443
- EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.9 mi · 181
- MORENO EL1.0 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About LAMAR ELHow large is LAMAR EL?
LAMAR EL enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
Is LAMAR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAMAR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LAMAR EL have?
LAMAR EL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is LAMAR EL?
LAMAR EL reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees LAMAR EL?
LAMAR EL is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.