Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004369
Lamar Elementary School
201 PARLAND PL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 · (210)738-9800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
220 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Lamar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,802 of 4,401 | #141 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,384 of 4,466 ▲ 729 | #188 of 317 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,063 of 4,466 ▲ 843 | #179 of 317 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #478 of 3,998 | #41 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #4,106 of 4,938 | #288 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #182 of 4,622 | #24 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #2,925 of 4,628 | #141 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #2,572 of 4,789 | #202 of 327 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
315
-51 (-14%) vs 2017
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
% White
19%
was 17%
% Hispanic
73%
was 75%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 315 | 21.2 | 14.8:1 | 70% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 26.2 | 11.3:1 | 72% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 72% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.3 | 14.4:1 | 73% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 86% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 42% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 19% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (366 to 315); teachers down 16% (25.3 to 21.2).
About Lamar Elementary School
Students in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, attend Lamar Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 315 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
SAN ANTONIO ISD (100 schools, 47,623 students) runs Lamar Elementary School.
A majority of students at Lamar Elementary School, 73%, are Hispanic. Next come 19% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Lamar Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Lamar Elementary School's 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%.
Lamar Elementary School is 5.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.3% versus 43.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 638 public schools operate in Bexar County, serving about 368,487 students.
The next-closest public school is Celebrate Dyslexia School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lamar Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 38.3% is below the 41.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Lamar Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2017-18 and 2023-24 shows enrollment down 14%, from 366 to 315.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lamar Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the 13th 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 SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Celebrate Dyslexia School0.6 mi · 61
- Gonzales Early Childhood Campus1.3 mi · 106
- Hawthorne PK-8 Academy1.4 mi · 740
- Great Hearts Monte Vista North1.4 mi · 476
- Cambridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 806
- Pershing Elementary School1.5 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolHow large is Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lamar Elementary School serve?
Lamar Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamar Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lamar Elementary School?
At Lamar Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 73% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lamar Elementary School public or private?
Lamar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.