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Lamar Elementary

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Lamar Elementary ranks 2958 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2958^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lamar Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 286 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 411 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Lamar Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 869 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to its current rank of 2,958 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the Amarillo ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Lamar Elementary students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd grade is 24.14%, compared to 50.27% for Amarillo ISD and 52.02% for Texas.

Lamar Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing much better than others. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with Special Education needs tend to perform significantly lower than their peers. Additionally, Lamar Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.27% to 89.49%, which is significantly higher than the nearby Coronado Elementary (71.35%) and Wolflin Elementary (68.99%). Despite the increased spending per student at Lamar Elementary, the school's academic performance has not improved.

281

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,403

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Lipscomb
Amarillo, TX 79110-1206

(806) 326-4600

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fannin Middle
High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Caprock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

35.9%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

2,958^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

411^th of 961Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	2958 of 4651	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3389 of 4710	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2957 of 4647	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2312 of 4581	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1729 of 4578	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1302 of 4479	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1219 of 4359	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	60.4	1456 of 4329	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.5	1302 of 4286	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.7	869 of 4320	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	728 of 4260	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	1062 of 4221	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	742 of 4206	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	85.9	133 of 4095	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	136 of 3937	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	70.6	1059 of 3884	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	41.7	2589 of 3768	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.0	1370 of 3724	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	1781 of 3476	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.7	1790 of 3475	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.8	2407 of 3465	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	210 of 1905	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	1240 of 2443	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1207 of 2443	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	526 of 2421	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	688 of 2444	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	714 of 2515	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	533 of 2483	78.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	2173 of 4461	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	941 of 4331	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	859 of 4295	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	1217 of 4240	71.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	2291 of 2918	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	3587 of 3668	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	3478 of 3556	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2231 of 3487	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	1038 of 3446	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	2300 of 3333	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	907 of 3226	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	2304 of 3744	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3453 of 4658	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3185 of 4588	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2413 of 4561	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	1932 of 4499	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	1599 of 4348	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	1360 of 4306	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	82.7	106 of 3006	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	50.7	2001 of 3184	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	1413 of 3106	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	2539 of 3644	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3164 of 4465	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2650 of 4401	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	1574 of 4376	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	1331 of 4329	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	1003 of 4188	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	912 of 4168	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2172 of 3705	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3111 of 4594	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2289 of 4521	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1713 of 4477	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	1025 of 4451	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	783 of 4309	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	875 of 4264	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	2242 of 3739	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3239 of 4647	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2625 of 4585	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2270 of 4563	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	1519 of 4498	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	1051 of 4357	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1146 of 4319	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1901 of 3549	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3228 of 4292	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	921 of 4086	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	1244 of 3952	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	922 of 3799	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	562 of 3684	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	371 of 3558	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	2277 of 2612	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2854 of 3108	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2479 of 3106	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2695 of 3082	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2059 of 3082	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1634 of 3142	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	1449 of 3127	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)96th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+53 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics39%-7 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Lipscomb	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4600	281	26	10.8	87.5%	101 (35.9%)	34 (12.1%)	127 (45.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	37.4	2958^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%		31.2	3389^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.0%	431						24.1	42.5	55.6	34.5	25.0	58.3	25.7	$10,403
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 354-4600	435	29	14.7	69.9%	190 (43.7%)	36 (8.3%)	175 (40.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	63	1437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%		53.5	1959^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.4%	522						71.0	58.7	45.6	53.2	53.2	48.5	33.8	$9,331
Landergin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3209 S Taylor	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4650	260	21	12.4	91.9%	73 (28.1%)	20 (7.7%)	159 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	58.8	1632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.9%		41.1	2773^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	41.1%	1141						25.0	28.2	67.9	48.7	71.8	75.0	46.4	$13,076
South Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4719 S Bowie	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5401	325	23	14.0	85.8%	126 (38.8%)	32 (9.8%)	146 (44.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	54.1	1900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%		46.4	2412^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.8%	512						52.3	56.4	53.1	47.7	49.1	57.1	14.3	$9,873
Wolflin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2026 S Hughes	Amarillo	79109	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 371-5790	326	22	14.8	68.1%	173 (53.1%)	21 (6.4%)	109 (33.4%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	75.3	925^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%		66.6	1273^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	73.0%	348						69.8	56.5	64.0	60.4	50.0	62.0	42.0	$9,455
South Georgia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5018 Susan Dr	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5350	399	25	15.8	71.4%	204 (51.1%)	20 (5.0%)	135 (33.8%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	60.8	1539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%		52.2	2040^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.7%	501						61.5	46.9	51.9	53.9	51.6	51.9	37.0	$9,213
Paramount Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3906 Cougar Dr	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4950	313	24	12.9	64.2%	142 (45.4%)	43 (13.7%)	100 (31.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	76.5	888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.5	888^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.1%							46.6	61.1	77.8	55.2	69.2	66.7	58.3	$11,142
Bivins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 S Fannin	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4100	415	26	15.8	75.7%	178 (42.9%)	46 (11.1%)	162 (39.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	38	2927^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%		46.7	2391^st of 4710 public elementary schools	49.2%	536						38.2	50.0	54.6	45.5	17.2	47.8	16.4	$9,889
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2407 S Houston	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4450	455	30	15.0	90.5%	36 (7.9%)	18 (4.0%)	384 (84.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	57.6	1689^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%		64.7	1371^st of 4710 public elementary schools	70.9%	318	36.1	60.0	33.3	22.2	8.3	61.3	73.5	46.4	40.7	68.4	42.4	27.6	$8,919
Tradewind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Williams	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5500	658	43	15.4	81.8%	156 (23.7%)	61 (9.3%)	350 (53.2%)	59 (9.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	28.2	3543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%		48.8	2245^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.3%	1298						45.0	48.8	42.5	22.9	34.1	23.3	20.9	$7,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lamar Elementary?

Students at Lamar Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 36% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lamar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Lamar Elementary.

Is Lamar Elementary a good school?

Lamar Elementary ranks 2958^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lamar Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Lamar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fannin Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Caprock High School

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