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What's the one class at LAMESA SCHOOLS every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,484
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMESA ISD·NCES 482661002993
Lamesa Schools
600 N 14TH, LAMESA, TX 79331 · (806) 872-8385 · Dawson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
112 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,157 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 100 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 107 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 148 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (103).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lamesa Schools
Lamesa Schools's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamesa Schools this school | 1,484 | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School HOUSTON | 1,486 | 80.1% | 68.0% |
| IDEA Travis Academy MIDLAND | 1,298 | 73.1% | 32.2% |
| Harmony School of Science - El Paso EL PASO | 1,308 | 70.0% | 53.2% |
| Compass Rose Ingenuity SAN ANTONIO | 830 | 81.9% | 31.6% |
| Vanguard Van Gogh PHARR | 1,048 | 90.6% | 44.7% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Lamesa Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #198 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #182 of 218 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #190 of 218 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #102 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,484 | #3 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #97 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #119 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #38 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +202.2% | #3 of 42 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,484
-245 (-14%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,484 | 112.4 | 13.2:1 | 78% (1,157) |
| 2023-24 | 1,520 | 110 | 13.8:1 | 81% (1,238) |
| 2022-23 | 1,588 | 105.6 | 15.0:1 | 80% (1,266) |
| 2020-21 | 1,729 | 116 | 14.9:1 | 81% (1,409) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 33.3 | 14.8:1 | 69% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 77% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 44 | 9.8:1 | 28% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 48% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 49 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamesa Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 202% (491 to 1,484); teachers up 238% (33.3 to 112.4).
About Lamesa Schools
Lamesa Schools is a large school serving multiple grade levels in Texas, with an address in LAMESA. It teaches 1,484 students in pre-K through 12. That is 206% bigger than the average of about 485 students for combined schools in Texas.
Lamesa Schools reports to LAMESA ISD.
Roughly 85% of students at Lamesa Schools are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 11% White and 2% Black. Among people living in Dawson County, the Hispanic share is about 56%. The diversity index for Lamesa Schools is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lamesa Schools lists 112.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas is 1.5 students per teacher. About 78% of students at Lamesa Schools are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 68% average for public schools in Dawson County is 10 points.
After accounting for student poverty, Lamesa Schools is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.6% is 15.8 points below the 40.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For Dawson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $54,360, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,117, Lamesa Schools among them.
Measured in a straight line, Klondike ISD is about 12.4 miles from Lamesa Schools. Its average proficiency rate of 24.6% is below the 52.9% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Lamesa Schools is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The school's ratio dropped from 14.9:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dawson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,134
Census ACS
Median income
$54,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,117 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Klondike ISD12.4 mi · 261
- Dawson School16.1 mi · 140
- O'Donnell School17.2 mi · 253
- Sands Cisd20.8 mi · 232
- Loop School28.9 mi · 150
- Borden County School29.7 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Lamesa SchoolsHow large is Lamesa Schools?
Lamesa Schools enrolls approximately 1,484 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Lamesa Schools serve?
Lamesa Schools serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamesa Schools?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamesa Schools is approximately 13.2:1 (112 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lamesa Schools?
At Lamesa Schools, the student body is approximately 11% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lamesa Schools public or private?
Lamesa Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMESA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.