Summary:
Zip code 81052 in Lamar, Colorado, is home to one middle school, Lamar Middle School, which serves 275 students in grades 6–8 within the Lamar School District No. Re-2. Because it is the only middle school in the area, the most useful comparisons are to the district as a whole and to Colorado state averages rather than to nearby schools.
Lamar Middle School has shown a steadily improving state ranking, moving from the 29th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 40th percentile in 2025–2026, and now holds a 2-star rating. In core subjects, the school outperforms its district in ELA (29.5% vs. 28.1%) and math (23.0% vs. 19.4%), though both remain well below the state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. The clearest bright spot is 8th-grade math, where 36.7% of students are proficient, nearly matching the statewide rate of 37.8%. Science proficiency improved by 2.2 points to 20.6% but still trails the state by roughly 15 points. ELA proficiency dipped 3.1 points from the prior year, while math remained essentially flat.
About 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a high-poverty school, yet it still manages to beat its district in key subjects. The student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 is favorable and could support targeted interventions. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 29.9% of students considered chronically absent—slightly worse than both the district and state rates. Given the strong link between attendance and achievement, reducing absenteeism is likely the highest-leverage strategy for continued improvement. Overall, Lamar Middle School is trending upward in its statewide standing and offers genuine strengths, particularly in 8th-grade math, but attendance and absolute proficiency levels remain areas to watch.
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