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Enrollment
2,457
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000253
Lamar High School
1400 W LAMAR BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76012 · (682) 867-8300 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
156 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,888 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 723 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 624 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 513 | 21% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 16.0% | 51.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 High School
Lamar High School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar High School this school | 2,457 | 76.8% | 38.1% |
| Longview High School LONGVIEW | 2,272 | 78.2% | 56.8% |
| Killeen High School KILLEEN | 2,083 | 74.3% | 38.9% |
| Humble High School HUMBLE | 2,960 | 76.0% | 42.7% |
| Lakeview Centennial High School GARLAND | 2,073 | 77.7% | 57.4% |
| Westfield High School HOUSTON | 2,264 | 74.9% | 27.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,185 of 1,385 | #55 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,288 of 1,425 ▲ 75 | #63 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,252 of 1,425 ▲ 31 | #61 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #796 of 1,184 | #37 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,457 | #176 of 2,107 | #13 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #862 of 1,344 | #38 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #268 of 1,346 | #36 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #454 of 1,522 | #32 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #185 of 557 | #11 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,457
-158 (-6%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,697
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,457 | 155.9 | 15.8:1 | 77% (1,888) |
| 2023-24 | 2,479 | 167.4 | 14.8:1 | 77% (1,907) |
| 2022-23 | 2,546 | 165.1 | 15.4:1 | 75% (1,922) |
| 2020-21 | 2,615 | 177 | 14.8:1 | 74% (1,934) |
| 2017-18 | 2,841 | 178.1 | 15.9:1 | 55% (1,559) |
| 2015-16 | 2,906 | 189 | 15.4:1 | 57% (1,669) |
| 2010-11 | 2,850 | 186 | 15.3:1 | 47% (1,348) |
| 2000-01 | 2,767 | 179 | 15.5:1 | 14% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 1,697 | 96 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (2,841 to 2,457); teachers down 12% (178.1 to 155.9).
About Lamar High School
Lamar High School is a high school in ARLINGTON, Texas, reachable at (682) 867-8300. A total of 2,457 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 209% above average.
Federal data list 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, with 53,394 students enrolled.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Lamar High School, 49% of enrollment. Next come 33% Black, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Tarrant County residents. By the diversity index, Lamar High School comes in at 64%.
Teachers at Lamar High School total 155.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The school counts 1,888 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 77%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is higher.
Lamar High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1%, compared with a predicted 40.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Tarrant County (population about 2,167,390), median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lamar High School is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County, which together enroll about 385,835 students.
Shackelford Junior High School is located about 0.5 miles from Lamar High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lamar High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lamar High School went from 2,615 students to 2,457.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
- Workman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,162 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
Other Lamar High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lamar High. Lamar High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Lamar High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,968 students
- Lamar High SchoolLAMAR, CO · 393 students
- LAMAR HIGH SCHOOLLAMAR, AR · 370 students
- LAMAR HIGHLAMAR, MO · 369 students
- Lamar HighLamar, SC · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Shackelford Junior High School0.5 mi · 510
- Butler Elementary School0.6 mi · 610
- Turning Point Secondary School0.6 mi · 74
- Webb Elementary School1.0 mi · 608
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy1.0 mi · 435
- Wimbish World Language Academy1.1 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lamar High School?
Lamar High School enrolls approximately 2,457 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lamar High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lamar High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lamar High School have?
Lamar High School employs 156 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamar High School?
Student demographics at Lamar High School are roughly 12% White, 49% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lamar High School?
Lamar High School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.