Lamar High School

Lamar High School is a public high school in Lamar, Colorado, serving 441 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lamar School District No. Re-2, which is ranked 94 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lamar High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado high schools for these subgroups. Proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state averages, especially in mathematics, where only 11% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 32%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.1% to 90.9%, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.5% to 27.7%.

Nearby schools, such as Granada Undivided High School and McClave Undivided High School, generally outperform Lamar High School in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and other key metrics. McClave Undivided High School, in particular, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Colorado high schools and significantly outperforming Lamar High School and the state averages on most academic measures. The high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Lamar High School likely contributes to the school's overall lower performance compared to the state and nearby schools.