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Lamar Elementary School

3444 SCHOOL HOUSE RD, SAN ANGELO, TX 76904 · (325) 947-3900 · Tom Green County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
258 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8014%
Grade 19016%
Grade 210017%
Grade 312421%
Grade 49717%
Grade 58815%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21237%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
29050%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
254%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
163%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
356%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33157%
Female
24843%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%44.0%20.0%15.0%
Mathematics19.0%36.0%20.0%25.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2665.0%55.0%
2024-2560.0%53.0%
2023-2458.0%45.0%
2022-2350.0%47.0%
2021-2244.0%31.0%
2020-2133.0%39.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lamar Elementary School this school57944.6%50.6%
Pilot Point Elementary School
PILOT POINT
56144.2%38.5%
Buda Elementary School
BUDA
56442.2%46.6%
Bonham Elementary School
SAN ANGELO
57142.4%37.3%
Vickers Elementary School
VICTORIA
51046.3%56.2%
Legacy Elementary School
LUBBOCK
57949.9%56.5%
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
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tom Green County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#1,380 of 4,401#5 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#1,348 of 4,466
▲ 59
#6 of 21
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#1,064 of 4,466
▲ 380
#5 of 21
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.5pp#1,277 of 3,998#7 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
579#1,776 of 4,938#1 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.1:1#2,573 of 4,622#10 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.9%#1,332 of 4,628#1 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.6%#3,786 of 4,789#17 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.0%#2,701 of 2,838#9 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
579
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2557938.315.1:145% (258)
2023-2450732.615.5:141% (207)
2022-235153216.1:143% (220)
2020-215403515.4:136% (197)
2017-1859133.417.7:143% (252)
2015-165923317.9:142% (248)
2010-115183017.3:137% (190)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (591 to 579); teachers up 15% (33.4 to 38.3).

About Lamar Elementary School

Lamar Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SAN ANGELO, Texas. It teaches 579 students in kindergarten through 5.

Lamar Elementary School is in SAN ANGELO ISD, a district with 13,448 students across 23 schools.

The largest group at Lamar Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 37% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 41% of Tom Green County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Lamar Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Classroom staffing at Lamar Elementary School totals 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lamar Elementary School is about 45%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tom Green County is 54%.

On the allk12 Grade, Lamar Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 59% of Texas public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lamar Elementary School is 4.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 50.6%. Predicted: 54.7%.

The school is in Tom Green County, where the median household earns about $68,370 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Tom Green County, 81 public schools serve about 18,896 students.

Lamar Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Bonham Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.6% is above the 36.1% average for nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 579, compared with 540 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Lamar Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Tom Green County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
119,577
Census ACS
Median income
$68,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
18,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Lamar Elementary School
District
SAN ANGELO ISD
Address
3444 SCHOOL HOUSE RD, SAN ANGELO, TX 76904
Phone
(325) 947-3900
County
Tom Green County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
579
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
258 (45%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
483870011044
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 16.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lamar Elementary School
How many students attend Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lamar Elementary School serve?
Lamar Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lamar Elementary School have?
Lamar Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lamar Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 50% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lamar Elementary School in?
Lamar Elementary School is part of SAN ANGELO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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