LAMAR MIDDLE

LAMAR MIDDLE is a junior high of moderately sized scale in TEMPLE, Texas, operated by TEMPLE ISD, educateing 553 students in grades 6 through 8.

TEMPLE ISD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,073 students; LAMAR MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, LAMAR MIDDLE lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 19% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAMAR MIDDLE has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting LAMAR MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bell County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LAMAR MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bell County shows median household income runs about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), LAMAR MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JEFFERSON EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAMAR MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, LAMAR MIDDLE comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 30% to 25% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for LAMAR MIDDLE typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.