Summary:
The Lamar School District is served by a single high school, Lamar High School, which educates 370 students in grades 9 through 12 and operates with a very favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9 to 1.
Lamar High School stands out for its strong academic performance in several key areas, particularly in science and advanced math. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Biology (53.5%) was nearly 11 percentage points above the state average, and its Geometry proficiency (33.6%) was over 7 points higher than the state average. The school also showed remarkable improvement in English Language Arts, with proficiency jumping from 30.2% to 42.8% in a single year, moving it comfortably above the state average. However, the school has a notable weakness in Algebra, where only 31.5% of students were proficient, which is 5.4 points below the state average. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, reaching a high of 48th out of 293 schools in 2025-2026 after dropping to 106th the year prior, but it currently holds a 4-star rating.
Despite serving a student population where over 99% qualify for free or reduced lunch, Lamar High School achieves above-average proficiency in most subjects and boasts a high graduation rate of 93.4% with a very low dropout rate of 0.8%. The district's significant investment of $15,251 per student, combined with the low student-teacher ratio, appears to be effectively supporting student success. An interesting anomaly is the exceptional performance of 9th graders in Geometry, where 81.3% were proficient, suggesting the school successfully accelerates top students into advanced math courses. The school's inconsistent year-over-year performance, particularly the dramatic improvement in ELA scores, indicates that while the school has strong potential, its results can fluctuate significantly from year to year.
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