Lamar Junior High

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rosenberg, Texas

Lamar Junior High in Rosenberg, Texas enrolled 1,194 students in 2024-25 with 68.9 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

1,246 students in 2022-23, 1,240 students in 2023-24, 1,194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.8 to 68.9.

Students enrolled at Lamar Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,246, 2023-24: 1,240, 2024-25: 1,19405001k1.5k2022-231,2462023-241,2402024-251,194
Students enrolled at Lamar Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,246, 2023-24: 1,240, 2024-25: 1,19405001k1.5k2022-231,2462023-241,2402024-251,194
Students enrolled at Lamar Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,246, 2023-24: 1,240, 2024-25: 1,19405001k1.5k2022-231,2462023-241,2402024-251,194
Students enrolled at Lamar Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,246, 2023-24: 1,240, 2024-25: 1,19405001k1.5k2022-231,2462023-241,2402024-251,194
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,24669.817.9
2023-241,24064.719.2
2024-251,19468.917.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lamar Junior High 17.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLamar Junior High 17.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lamar Junior High 17.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLamar Junior High 17.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lamar Junior High 17.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLamar Junior High 17.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lamar Junior High 17.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLamar Junior High 17.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 420 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lamar Junior High enrolled 1,260 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 219 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 420 of the 1,260 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions219
  • Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.1% of students were Hispanic, 23.1% Black, 12.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic53.1%
  2. Black23.1%
  3. White12.5%
  4. Asian6.7%
  5. Two or more races3.6%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Junior High scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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, 2021-2247%63%52%
Math, 2022-2336%52% (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.

Middle schools in Rosenberg

2 public middle schools in Rosenberg report 2024-25 enrollment; Lamar Junior High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lamar Junior High1,19417.364.5%
George Junior High1,10217.472.8%

All public schools in Rosenberg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lamar Junior High

  1. George Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 1,102 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Harry Wright Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 4.5 miles away: 1,444 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Lamar Junior High with George Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lamar Consolidated ISD spends per student$10,664 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,664
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLamar Junior High is the number 125 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.17.3:1
  7. 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 Junior High

  1. How many students attend Lamar Junior High?
    1,194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,246 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rosenberg, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar Junior High?
    17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lamar Junior High a Title I school?
    Lamar Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lamar Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lamar Junior High scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Junior High in?
    Lamar Consolidated ISD, NCES district ID 4826580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482658002989 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