Lamar Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Midland, Texas

Lamar Elementary in Midland, Texas enrolled 604 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

497 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 604 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Lamar Elementary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-234972023-243972024-25604
Students enrolled at Lamar Elementary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-234972023-243972024-25604
Students enrolled at Lamar Elementary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-234972023-243972024-25604
Students enrolled at Lamar Elementary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-234972023-243972024-25604
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349729.217.0
2023-2439732.012.4
2024-25604not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lamar Elementary enrolled 380 students and reported no counselor; it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.1% of students were Hispanic, 9.6% White, 6.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.1%
  2. White9.6%
  3. Black6.0%
  4. Two or more races1.0%
  5. Pacific Islander0.7%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lamar Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229‑37%47%52%
Math, 2022-2320%38% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Midland

29 public elementary schools in Midland report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
General Tommy Franks Elementary95026.137.8%
Barbara Fasken Elementary90920.051.3%
Greathouse Elementary87221.931.7%
Ralph Bunche Elementary84122.085.0%
Santa Rita Elementary83527.548.7%
Greenwood Elementary82914.832.2%
Greenwood Intermediate82216.933.0%
Bonham Elementary69719.365.4%

All public schools in Midland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lamar Elementary

  1. Bonham ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 697 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Long ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 575 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Lamar Elementary with Bonham ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Midland ISD spends per student$11,367 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,367
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLamar Elementary is the number 1,540 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,540 of 4,615
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lamar Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lamar Elementary?
    604 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Midland, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar Elementary?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lamar Elementary a Title I school?
    Lamar Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lamar Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lamar Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lamar Elementary in?
    Midland ISD, NCES district ID 4830570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483057003444 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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