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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LAMAR EL this year?
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Enrollment
759
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001006
Lamar Elementary School
1300 MANY PINES, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380 · (832) 592-5800 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
366 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 59 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (158).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 (58.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School this school | 759 | 48.2% | 58.2% |
| Mahaffey Elementary School KLEIN | 860 | 48.0% | 63.9% |
| Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School MIDLAND | 691 | 48.8% | 46.5% |
| Canyon Pointe Elementary School TOMBALL | 829 | 46.9% | 71.1% |
| Metzler Elementary School KLEIN | 846 | 47.0% | 55.5% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School PEARLAND | 741 | 43.2% | 66.7% |
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 Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #866 of 4,401 | #26 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #924 of 4,466 ▲ 49 | #25 of 77 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,504 of 4,466 ▼ 18 | #33 of 77 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,701 of 3,998 | #26 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #600 of 4,938 | #36 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,368 of 4,622 | #20 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #927 of 4,628 | #17 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #3,653 of 4,789 | #44 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #1,158 of 1,307 | #26 of 28 |
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
759
+151 (+25%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 759 | 54.9 | 13.8:1 | 48% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 54 | 13.5:1 | 49% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 43.8 | 16.4:1 | 51% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 34% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 40 | 17.5:1 | 33% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 36% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 22% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (741 to 759); teachers up 22% (45 to 54.9).
About Lamar Elementary School
Lamar Elementary School sits in THE WOODLANDS, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 759 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 46% larger than that.
CONROE ISD (66 schools, 72,914 students) runs Lamar Elementary School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lamar Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 50%. Next come 28% White, 8% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Montgomery County residents. Lamar Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Lamar Elementary School total 54.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 366 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 48%.
Lamar Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.1% at Lamar Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, the median household income is $97,701, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 160 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 134,595 students in all.
The nearest public school is Oak Ridge Elementary School, at about 1.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Lamar Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Lamar Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment climbed 25% from its 2020-21 level of 608.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in THE WOODLANDS
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- McCullough Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,195 students
- Knox Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,395 students
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,253 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
Other Lamar Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Elementary. Lamar Elementary School is the largest of the 16.
- 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
- Lamar Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 608
- Vogel Intermediate School1.2 mi · 953
- Houser Elementary School1.2 mi · 588
- Nexus - Woodlands1.3 mi · 13
- Oak Ridge High School1.3 mi · 2,758
- Hailey Elementary School1.6 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lamar Elementary School?
Lamar Elementary School enrolls approximately 759 students in grades PK-04.
Is Lamar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lamar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Lamar Elementary School have?
Lamar Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lamar Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lamar Elementary School public or private?
Lamar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONROE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.