LAMAR MIDDLE

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, LAMAR MIDDLE is a sizable intermediate school, run under AUSTIN ISD. It instructs 1,109 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LAMAR MIDDLE sits 72% above that benchmark.

LAMAR MIDDLE is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that educates 72,272 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LAMAR MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAMAR MIDDLE has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LAMAR MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Travis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAMAR MIDDLE is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

BRENTWOOD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAMAR MIDDLE comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. LAMAR MIDDLE's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,130 (now 1,109). The White share of enrollment grew from 56% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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