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Enrollment
1,194
Middle
DISTRICT 1,706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658002989
Lamar JH
4814 MUSTANG AVE, ROSENBERG, TX 77471 · (832) 223-3200 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
778 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 381 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 425 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 388 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 JH
Lamar JH's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar JH this school | 1,194 | 65.2% | 40.7% |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School GARLAND | 1,056 | 63.1% | 50.2% |
| E F Green Junior School BAYTOWN | 1,095 | 64.2% | 43.4% |
| Labay Middle School HOUSTON | 1,067 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
| Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science ROWLETT | 956 | 65.4% | 30.9% |
| Arnold Middle School CYPRESS | 1,376 | 67.4% | 48.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 JH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #905 of 1,635 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,060 of 1,670 ▼ 51 | #27 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #739 of 1,670 ▲ 95 | #26 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,236 of 1,570 | #28 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,194 | #127 of 1,749 | #21 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,351 of 1,542 | #19 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #363 of 1,543 | #22 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #832 of 1,648 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.8% | #54 of 437 | #4 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,194
-229 (-16%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,194 | 68.9 | 17.3:1 | 65% (778) |
| 2023-24 | 1,240 | 64.7 | 19.2:1 | 69% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 1,246 | 69.8 | 17.9:1 | 71% (882) |
| 2020-21 | 1,423 | 85 | 16.7:1 | 74% (1,046) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 53.9 | 15.7:1 | 62% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 61% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 64% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 1,070 | 77 | 13.9:1 | 46% (493) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 48 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar JH.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (848 to 1,194); teachers up 28% (53.9 to 68.9).
About Lamar JH
Lamar JH is a public high-enrollment middle school in ROSENBERG, Texas. Federal data show 1,194 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 86% above that mark.
The district for Lamar JH is LAMAR CISD, with 49 schools and 46,786 students.
More than half of the students at Lamar JH are Hispanic (53%). Next come 23% Black, 12% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Fort Bend County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
There are 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.3:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 3.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County is 23 points.
Lamar JH's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.7% is 5.2 points below the 45.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Fort Bend County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $114,041 a year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fort Bend County number 217, with about 191,372 students.
Lamar Cons High School sits about 0.1 miles from Lamar JH. Lamar JH has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 40.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
Lamar JH is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in ROSENBERG
- Lamar Cons High SchoolHigh · 1,714 students
- B F Terry High SchoolHigh · 1,512 students
- George JHMiddle · 1,102 students
- Thomas R Culver Elementary SchoolElementary · 828 students
- Taylor Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Travis Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar Cons High School0.1 mi · 1,714
- Smith Elementary School0.6 mi · 307
- Brookesmith Davinci0.7 mi · 7
- Fort Bend Co Alter0.9 mi · 1
- Fort Bend Co Alter0.9 mi · 15
- Fort Bend Co Alter0.9 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar JHHow many students attend Lamar JH?
Lamar JH enrolls approximately 1,194 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lamar JH an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lamar JH is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar JH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamar JH is approximately 17.3:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lamar JH?
Student demographics at Lamar JH are roughly 12% White, 53% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lamar JH public or private?
Lamar JH is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMAR CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.