Summary:
The Lamar School District in Arkansas has only one middle school, Lamar Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 141 out of 330 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 194 out of 324 in 2024-2025.
Lamar Middle School's academic performance is generally below the state averages in core subjects like English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 27.6% in English Language Arts (vs. state average of 34.7%), 28.6% in Reading (vs. 35.3%), 35.1% in Mathematics (vs. 38.7%), and 33.3% in Science (vs. 38.1%). However, the school's Algebra performance is a bright spot, with 66.7% of students proficient or better, on par with the state average.
The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 71.1% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.6 is slightly lower than the state average, the Lamar School District had a spending per student of $6,942 in 2018-2019, which may impact the resources available to support student learning. Addressing these challenges and improving the school's overall academic performance could be a priority for the district.
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