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How has LAMAR EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003444
Lamar Elementary School
3200 KESSLER AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-7300 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
520 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School this school | 604 | 86.1% | 25.6% |
| IDEA Ingram Hills Academy SAN ANTONIO | 588 | 86.2% | 47.8% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School ODESSA | 656 | 86.6% | 44.8% |
| Dezavala Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 584 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Fisher Elementary School PASADENA | 566 | 84.1% | 41.1% |
| Blake Manor Elementary School MANOR | 573 | 83.6% | 19.8% |
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 Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,013 of 4,401 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,171 of 4,466 ▼ 120 | #27 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,175 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #25 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,035 of 3,998 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #1,595 of 4,938 | #14 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #3,376 of 4,628 | #25 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #1,472 of 4,789 | #6 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #713 of 1,307 | #13 of 22 |
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
604
+148 (+32%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 558
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 | 604 | N/A | N/A | 86% (520) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 83% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 29.2 | 17.0:1 | 84% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 75% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 31.2 | 17.4:1 | 71% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 75% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 80% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 60% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
About Lamar Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Lamar Elementary School serves students in MIDLAND, Texas. The school counted 604 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 40 schools in MIDLAND ISD totals 29,651 students.
At Lamar Elementary School, 82% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% White and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Midland County is roughly 46% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lamar Elementary School scores 31%.
Lunch program data show 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Midland County report 57%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lamar Elementary School is 11.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.6% actual, 36.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Midland County show that median household income comes to about $92,874, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 52, with about 35,119 students.
Texas Leadership of Midland is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lamar Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 25.6% versus a 32.7% average.
In the federal locale system, Lamar Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Lamar Elementary School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The school's enrollment increased 32% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Lamar Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,801
Census ACS
Median income
$92,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
35,119 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLAND ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 16.
- Lamar Elementary SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 759 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 579 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 547 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 508 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Texas Leadership of Midland0.2 mi · 888
- Premier H S of Midland0.9 mi · 162
- Bonham Elementary School1.0 mi · 697
- Long Elementary School1.0 mi · 575
- Midland Alternative Program1.0 mi · 122
- Alamo Junior High School1.0 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lamar Elementary School serve?
Lamar Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lamar Elementary School?
At Lamar Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lamar Elementary School in?
Lamar Elementary School is part of MIDLAND ISD.
What city is Lamar Elementary School in?
Lamar Elementary School is located in MIDLAND, TX.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.