LAMAR MIDDLE

Set in LAREDO, Texas, LAMAR MIDDLE is an expansive middle-grades school, one of the schools within LAREDO ISD. It works with 1,204 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LAMAR MIDDLE sits 87% bigger than that benchmark.

LAREDO ISD runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 20,271 students. LAMAR MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LAMAR MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Webb County's rate of about 83%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAMAR MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 36.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Webb County shows median household income runs about $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), LAMAR MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RYAN EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAMAR MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LAMAR MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,369 (now 1,204). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for LAMAR MIDDLE typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.