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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLE ISD·NCES 484233004822
Lamar Middle School
2011 N THIRD ST, TEMPLE, TX 76501 · (254) 215-6444 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
423 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Middle School
Lamar Middle School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Middle School this school | 553 | 76.5% | 37.1% |
| Travis Science Academy TEMPLE | 686 | 74.8% | 36.0% |
| Eastern Hills Middle School HARKER HEIGHTS | 585 | 77.3% | 28.5% |
| Woodlake Hills Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 451 | 75.4% | 34.7% |
| Story Intermediate School PALESTINE | 670 | 81.0% | 37.3% |
| Palestine Junior High School PALESTINE | 456 | 80.0% | 38.5% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,083 of 1,635 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,035 of 1,670 ▼ 151 | #13 of 23 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,410 of 1,670 ▼ 196 | #20 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #689 of 1,570 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #1,010 of 1,749 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #218 of 1,542 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #283 of 1,543 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #588 of 1,648 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #652 of 942 | #6 of 11 |
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
553
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 553 | 44.9 | 12.3:1 | 76% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 45.7 | 11.8:1 | 76% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 47.3 | 11.0:1 | 69% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 78% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 46.5 | 13.1:1 | 83% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 52 | 12.6:1 | 79% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 75% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 58% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (610 to 553); teachers down 3% (46.5 to 44.9).
About Lamar Middle School
Lamar Middle School is a public middle school in TEMPLE, Texas. In all, 553 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
TEMPLE ISD oversees Lamar Middle School and 16 other schools, with 9,073 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Lamar Middle School, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 25% Black, 19% White, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 26% Hispanic share among all Bell County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school has 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Bell County average 57%.
Lamar Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.1% and a predicted 41.0%.
Looking at the county, Bell County, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bell County has 130 public schools with about 71,041 students, including Lamar Middle School.
Lamar Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Jefferson Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lamar Middle School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 568 to 553.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lamar Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEMPLE ISD
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Sampson-Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in TEMPLE
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
Other Lamar Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lamar Middle. Lamar Middle School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Lamar Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 1,204 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 1,109 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolFLOWER MOUND, TX · 716 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 676 students
- LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOLLAMAR, AR · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.4 mi · 504
- Temple High School1.2 mi · 2,320
- Wheatley Alternative Education Center1.8 mi · 55
- Fred W Edwards Academy Aec1.8 mi · 77
- Hector P Garcia Elementary School2.1 mi · 396
- Kennedy-Powell Elementary School2.4 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lamar Middle School?
Lamar Middle School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lamar Middle School serve?
Lamar Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lamar Middle School have?
Lamar Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Lamar Middle School?
Lamar Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 48% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lamar Middle School?
Lamar Middle School is overseen by TEMPLE ISD in Bell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.