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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE ISD·NCES 482172002192
Lamar Elementary School
6321 JACK FINNEY BLVD, GREENVILLE, TX 75401 · (903) 457-0765 · Hunt County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
365 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 GREENVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School this school | 508 | 71.9% | 40.8% |
| Madisonville Intermediate School MADISONVILLE | 513 | 71.9% | 50.0% |
| Chandler Elementary School KILGORE | 501 | 72.1% | 47.3% |
| Kilgore Intermediate School KILGORE | 531 | 71.9% | 38.4% |
| Terrell Elementary School DENISON | 432 | 70.8% | 37.6% |
| City View Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 504 | 75.6% | 36.8% |
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 Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,485 of 4,401 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,107 of 4,466 ▲ 39 | #9 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,460 of 4,466 ▼ 628 | #9 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,125 of 3,998 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,457 of 4,938 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,688 of 4,622 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #737 of 4,628 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #2,456 of 4,789 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #1,016 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
508
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 508 | 35.9 | 14.2:1 | 72% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 33.9 | 15.0:1 | 69% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 39.4 | 14.1:1 | 59% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 71% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 40.6 | 16.0:1 | 55% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 50% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 50% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 49% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (651 to 508); teachers down 12% (40.6 to 35.9).
About Lamar Elementary School
Lamar Elementary School sits in GREENVILLE, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 508 students are in kindergarten through 4.
GREENVILLE ISD is responsible for 11 schools, Lamar Elementary School included, with 5,664 students in all.
White students are the largest group at Lamar Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. Next come 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. Lamar Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Lamar Elementary School is 35.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school counts 365 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%. On average, public schools in Hunt County report 61%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lamar Elementary School is 2.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.8% actual, 43.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Hunt County has about 108,972 residents, and median household income is about $71,938, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 45 public schools in Hunt County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,771.
The closest public school to Lamar Elementary School is Bowie Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lamar Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lamar Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 566 to 508.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lamar Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREENVILLE ISD
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Travis Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- L P Waters Early Childhood CenterElementary · 419 students
Other schools in GREENVILLE
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) GreenvilleCombined · 794 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Travis Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 6th 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 SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Bowie Elementary School1.1 mi · 601
- Greenville High School1.8 mi · 1,520
- Travis Intermediate School1.9 mi · 756
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Greenville1.9 mi · 794
- New Horizons Learning Center2.0 mi · 77
- Greenville Middle School2.4 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Lamar Elementary School serve?
Lamar Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Lamar Elementary School have?
Lamar Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School is overseen by GREENVILLE ISD in Hunt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.