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Best Public Schools in Lamar, CO

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At a glance

Schools

1,275

Students

Top rankedAlta Vista Charter School344^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lamar Middle School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Elementary School 11.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Lamar, Colorado is served by Lamar School District No. Re-2, which operates five schools — Lamar High School (grades 9–12), Lamar Middle School (grades 6–8), Parkview Elementary School (grades 3–5), Washington Elementary School (grades K–2), and Alta Vista Charter School (grades K–6) — enrolling 1,275 students total. The district ranks 89th out of 115 Colorado districts (23rd percentile, 1-star rating), but that average masks huge variation, with one elementary school in the bottom 5% of the state and a charter school performing near or above state averages.

The clear standout is Alta Vista Charter School, which ranks in the 64th percentile of Colorado elementary schools with 50% ELA proficiency and 41.9% math proficiency — well above district averages of 28.1% and 19.4%, and above or near state averages. It also has dramatically lower chronic absenteeism (4.4% vs. 28.2% district average) and the lowest poverty rate in the district (44.4% free/reduced lunch). At the other end of the spectrum, Parkview Elementary School ranks in the 5th percentile (0 stars) with just 19.7% ELA and 8.5% math proficiency, alongside an 83.7% poverty rate. Meanwhile, Washington Elementary School has the district's highest poverty (86.5%) and chronic absenteeism (42.9%), a serious early-warning sign for a school serving grades K–2.

Lamar High School graduates 96.6% of its students — 11 points above the state average — yet only 8% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT math and 27% in SAT reading/writing, suggesting graduation and college readiness are not aligned. Lamar Middle School is the district's most improved school, rising from the 29th to 40th percentile over three years, with 8th grade math (36.7%) nearly matching the state average (37.8%). Overall, families in Lamar face a district with high poverty (73.7%) and absenteeism (28.2%), but Alta Vista proves that strong outcomes are possible within the same district, while the Parkview–Washington elementary pipeline represents the most urgent area for intervention.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Alta Vista Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	8785 Cr Ll	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 336-2154	133	9	14.0	44.4%	80 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (35.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	61.1	344^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.5%		67	304^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.0%	40							70.0	45.0			50.0	70.0	30.0		41.9	31.6			$10,033
Lamar Middle School	Public	6-8	104 West Park	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 336-7436	275	20	13.4	76.4%	89 (32.4%)	2 (0.7%)	178 (64.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	34	280^th of 469 public middle schools	40.3%		27.4	327^th of 469 public middle schools	30.3%	47										36.2	29.5			36.7	23.0		20.6		$13,877
Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1900 Thunder Drive	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 336-3488	393	25	15.5	68.2%	132 (33.6%)	1 (0.3%)	254 (64.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.5	304^th of 338 public high schools	10.1%		14.1	288^th of 328 public high schools	12.2%	16	46.0	16.0	52.0	20.0	27.0	8.0												11.3	$14,538
Parkview Elementary School	Public	3-5	1105 Parkview	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 336-7413	252	16	16.2	83.7%	72 (28.6%)	2 (0.8%)	171 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	9.4	893^rd of 943 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.7	891^st of 950 public elementary schools	6.2%	2							19.4	18.5	21.3		19.7		10.9		8.5	11.3			$12,466
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-2	510 South 9th Street	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 336-7764	222	20	11.1	86.5%	65 (29.3%)	2 (0.9%)	149 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)								(n/a)																			$14,283

Cities Near Lamar

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wiley	15.71 mi	2	126^th
Granada	16.45 mi	2
Mc Clave	19.3 mi	2	25^th
Holly	25.83 mi	1
Las Animas	36.29 mi	4

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.