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Lamar High School

Public Grades 9-12

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 10% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Lamar High School is a traditional 9–12 high school in Lamar, Colorado, that serves 393 students and is part of Lamar School District No. Re-2, which currently earns a 1-star rating from the state. The school has seen its statewide ranking fall from the 30th percentile in 2022-23 to the 10th percentile in 2025-26, placing it 304th out of 338 Colorado high schools. About 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-poverty nature of the surrounding community.

Academic proficiency at Lamar is well below state averages, and math is the most pressing concern. Only 8% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT Math in 2025-26, compared with 32% statewide, while SAT Reading/Writing proficiency was 27% versus 60% statewide. Science proficiency was also low at 11.3%. These struggles are consistent across student groups, with every reported subgroup ranking in the bottom quartile compared with similar students at other Colorado high schools. Nearby McClave Undivided High School, roughly 13 miles away, tells a very different story: it ranks in the 92nd percentile and posts SAT math proficiency of 74%. McClave serves a lower-poverty population, so the comparison is not apples-to-apples, but the gap is large enough to suggest school-level practices matter.

There are bright spots. Lamar's graduation rate was 96.6% in 2024-25, about 11 points above the state average of 85.6% and higher than Granada Undivided High School's 82.4% and Wiley Junior-Senior High School's 93.8%. Chronic absenteeism at 26.8% is slightly below the state rate of 28.4%. Because Lamar is the district's only high school, its results directly shape the district's overall profile, meaning any improvement at the school would lift Lamar School District No. Re-2 as a whole. Parents considering Lamar should weigh its strong graduation outcomes against the low test scores and declining ranking, and may want to ask school leaders about math intervention strategies and how the school plans to reverse its downward trend.

393

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,538

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Thunder Drive
Lamar, CO 81052-4062

(719) 336-3488

District: Lamar School District No. Re-2

Feeder schools for Lamar High School:

Elementary:	Parkview Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Lamar Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

33.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Colorado avg48%

304^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 115Lamar School District No. Re-2 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	304 of 338	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	288 of 328	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	285 of 349	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.7	191 of 221	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	188 of 210	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	274 of 411	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	271 of 388	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	148 of 256	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.2	182 of 255	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	158 of 292	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	216 of 369	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	181 of 349	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	176 of 334	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.9	171 of 337	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	226 of 327	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	232 of 310	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.9	182 of 301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	177 of 298	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	169 of 286	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.7	187 of 280	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	190 of 279	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	219 of 245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	217 of 247	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	216 of 257	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	206 of 254	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	155 of 239	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	166 of 197	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	140 of 187	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	136 of 199	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	101 of 198	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	99 of 205	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	101 of 181	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	186 of 208	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	177 of 211	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	118 of 203	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	128 of 188	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	213 of 243	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	218 of 246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	195 of 256	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	167 of 252	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	178 of 253	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	191 of 240	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	192 of 221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	205 of 209	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	215 of 229	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	182 of 234	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	170 of 228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	184 of 225	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing27%-33 vs state

Science11%-13 vs state

Mathematics8%-24 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
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
Wiley Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	510 Ward Street	Wiley	81092	Prowers County	Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4806	115	10	11.1	44.3%	76 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	21	270^th of 338 public high schools	20.1%		34.8	219^th of 328 public high schools	33.2%	51			47.0	26.0			33.3	35.3	22.2	30.6	11.1	35.3	33.3	24.2	38.9		$22,520
McClave Undivided High School	Public	7-12	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4517	105	9	11.5	25.7%	77 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	89.1	28^th of 338 public high schools	91.7%		82.2	52^nd of 328 public high schools	84.1%	24	75.0	88.0	82.0	71.0	74.0	74.0		55.6	57.9	56.8		50.0	89.5	70.3	31.6	63.2	$22,928
Granada Undivided High School	Public	7-12	201 South Hoisington Street	Granada	81041	Prowers County	Granada School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 734-5492	92	10	9.1	63.0%	20 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (76.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)										24.0				20.0	27.8		$26,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar High School

What district is Lamar High School in?

Lamar School District No. Re-2

How many students attend Lamar High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Lamar High School.

What schools feed into Lamar High School?

Lamar High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Parkview Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Lamar Middle School

Is Lamar High School a good school?

Lamar High School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Colorado high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lamar High School?

Students at Lamar High School are 65% Hispanic, 34% White, 1% Two or more races.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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

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