Enrollment
809
High
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480005808056
Nyos Lamar Secondary
12301 N LAMAR BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78753 · (512) 583-6967 · Travis County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
243 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 8% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 37.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Nyos Lamar Secondary
Nyos Lamar Secondary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyos Lamar Secondary this school | 809 | 30.0% | 56.8% |
| Vines High School PLANO | 1,009 | 32.7% | 56.0% |
| Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts HOUSTON | 782 | 23.1% | 90.9% |
| Ischool High at University Park HOUSTON | 433 | 32.8% | 67.4% |
| Clark High School PLANO | 1,114 | 35.3% | 53.0% |
| Shepton High School PLANO | 1,360 | 37.7% | 50.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Nyos Lamar Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #590 of 1,385 | #13 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #564 of 1,425 ▼ 6 | #12 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #259 of 1,425 ▲ 32 | #8 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #119 of 1,184 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #677 of 2,107 | #25 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #246 of 1,344 | #3 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #65 of 1,346 | #3 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #1,359 of 1,522 | #40 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.2% | #155 of 672 | #12 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
809
+271 (+50%) vs 2020
+432% since 2000-01, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 809 | 70.3 | 11.5:1 | 30% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 66.2 | 11.9:1 | 32% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 32.8 | 8.9:1 | 30% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 50 | 10.8:1 | 27% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 54.9 | 11.7:1 | 30% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 34% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 33% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 5% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nyos Lamar Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (641 to 809); teachers up 28% (54.9 to 70.3).
About Nyos Lamar Secondary
Nyos Lamar Secondary is a mid-sized high school in Texas, with an address in AUSTIN. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 809 students.
Within NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, Nyos Lamar Secondary is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 1,667 students.
About 37% of students at Nyos Lamar Secondary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Travis County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
The school had 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 30%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Travis County, the school's rate is lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Nyos Lamar Secondary would be expected to post about 60.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Travis County show that the median household earns about $99,611 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Travis County has 333 public schools with about 191,706 students, including Nyos Lamar Secondary.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Nyos Lamar Elementary School, is the closest to Nyos Lamar Secondary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nyos Lamar Secondary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Nyos Lamar Secondary as a charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 538 in 2020-21 and 809 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
People who know Nyos Lamar Secondary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL
- Nyos Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Nyos Lamar Elementary School0.0 mi · 858
- River Oaks Elementary School0.7 mi · 551
- John B Connally High School1.1 mi · 1,974
- Parmer Lane Elementary School1.2 mi · 488
- Westview Middle School1.2 mi · 770
- Copperfield Elementary School1.5 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Nyos Lamar SecondaryHow large is Nyos Lamar Secondary?
Nyos Lamar Secondary enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Nyos Lamar Secondary serve?
Nyos Lamar Secondary serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Nyos Lamar Secondary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Nyos Lamar Secondary.
How diverse is Nyos Lamar Secondary?
Nyos Lamar Secondary reports a student body of 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Nyos Lamar Secondary in?
Nyos Lamar Secondary is part of NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL.
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