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Lamar High School

Public Grades 9-12

1613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 22% of Texas high schools

Summary

Lamar High School is a large traditional public high school in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), serving 2,457 students in grades 9-12 in a diverse area of Arlington, TX. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools, with a state percentile ranking between the 20th and 29th percentile over the last decade. Over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's performance lags behind both district and state averages across nearly all subjects.

The most critical issue is a persistent and severe weakness in Algebra I, where only 16.86% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—less than half the district average and less than a third of the state average. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools: Arlington High School, just 3 miles away, achieved 25.47% proficiency, while Uplift Summit Prep High School, only 1.5 miles away and serving a similar percentage of low-income students, reached 25% proficiency. The gap is even more dramatic compared to Harmony Science Academy - Euless, a charter school 4.7 miles away that achieved 95.73% proficiency. A relative bright spot is Biology, where 55.57% of students were proficient, closer to district and state averages. However, graduation and dropout rates remain troubling: the 2023-2024 graduation rate was 83.8%, below the district's 87.0%, and the dropout rate of 3.2% is 50% higher than the district average.

Subgroup performance reveals a stark contrast: the school ranks in the 63rd percentile for White students but in the 5th percentile for Gifted and Talented students, suggesting a failure to challenge its highest-ability learners. The most telling comparison is with Uplift Summit Prep High School, which serves a similar economically disadvantaged population but achieves a 94.6% graduation rate and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide. This demonstrates that a student's economic background is not destiny, and the performance gap points to significant differences in instructional effectiveness and school culture that are driving vastly different outcomes.

2,457

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,026

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 W Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76012-1799

(682) 867-8300

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Lamar High School:

Elementary:	Butler Elementary
	Ellis Elementary
	Larson Elementary
	Peach Elementary
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	Pope Elementary
	Sherrod Elementary
	Speer Elementary
	Webb Elementary
Middle:	Nichols J H
	Shackelford J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

African American:

33.4%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg51%

Texas avg62%

1,613^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

666^th of 947Arlington 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
2026	24.8	1613 of 2057	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	1577 of 1974	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1547 of 1990	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1470 of 1961	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1482 of 1876	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1376 of 1861	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1310 of 1857	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1170 of 1797	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	1133 of 1777	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1287 of 1762	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1320 of 1743	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.0	1150 of 1734	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	889 of 1652	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	812 of 1603	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	1197 of 1672	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.1	1053 of 1568	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.7	721 of 1539	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	780 of 1510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	850 of 1497	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	799 of 1430	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.7	649 of 1429	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.6	466 of 1427	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	751 of 1101	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	624 of 834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	748 of 1065	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	787 of 1069	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	782 of 1031	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	778 of 1020	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	708 of 1024	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	663 of 1013	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	493 of 567	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	294 of 428	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	387 of 530	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	393 of 525	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	389 of 507	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	355 of 488	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	221 of 487	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	270 of 486	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	1440 of 1837	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1313 of 1829	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1227 of 1810	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1127 of 1784	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	889 of 1209	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	768 of 1153	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1046 of 1437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	665 of 1371	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	764 of 1278	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	667 of 1195	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	491 of 1136	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	545 of 1113	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	1600 of 1976	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	1232 of 1504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1463 of 1880	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1469 of 1891	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1492 of 1841	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1363 of 1815	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1300 of 1798	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1167 of 1781	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1143 of 1208	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	881 of 964	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	969 of 1182	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1036 of 1172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	836 of 1177	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	830 of 1145	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	606 of 1137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	1546 of 1909	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1187 of 1453	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1489 of 1805	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1373 of 1820	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1390 of 1762	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1292 of 1743	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1246 of 1714	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1232 of 1691	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1568 of 1976	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1241 of 1513	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1540 of 1884	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1464 of 1897	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1460 of 1847	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1458 of 1848	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1335 of 1818	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1335 of 1794	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1555 of 1993	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1244 of 1515	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1507 of 1891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1417 of 1913	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1437 of 1853	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1401 of 1840	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1355 of 1824	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1313 of 1803	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	508 of 715	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	501 of 598	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	560 of 731	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	562 of 677	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	524 of 664	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	471 of 588	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	489 of 604	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	432 of 582	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	66 of 107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	59 of 95	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	66 of 122	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	70.1	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	1319 of 1610	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	771 of 1299	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	861 of 1548	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1041 of 1478	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1254 of 1418	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	996 of 1382	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	973 of 1357	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	894 of 1347	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	598 of 1611	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	689 of 1294	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	697 of 1556	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	490 of 1576	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	606 of 1525	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	552 of 1510	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	595 of 1526	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	429 of 1539	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2023)71st percentile+46 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile+41 vs school

Native American (2024)38th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History57%-13 vs state

Biology56%-15 vs state

English I Reading40%-15 vs state

English II Reading40%-20 vs state

Algebra I17%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Lamar Blvd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8300	2,457	156	15.7	76.8%	297 (12.1%)	821 (33.4%)	1,193 (48.6%)	46 (1.9%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (3.5%)	24.8	1613^th of 2057 public high schools	21.6%		21.5	1577^th of 1974 public high schools	20.1%	36	16.9	55.6	40.4	39.8	57.3								$10,026
Turning Point Secondary School	Public	7-12	2209 N Davis Dr	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3000	74	33	2.2	82.4%	3 (4.1%)	33 (44.6%)	32 (43.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)													$43,227
Premier H S Of Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	176	9	19.5	79.0%	17 (9.7%)	56 (31.8%)	97 (55.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	8.5	1851^st of 2057 public high schools	10.0%		9.9	1787^th of 1974 public high schools	9.5%	64	11.1	41.7	15.8	32.7	32.6								$8,037
Texasworks - Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 254-1016	30	1	30.0		1 (3.3%)	12 (40.0%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	11.7	1803^rd of 2057 public high schools	12.3%					(n/a)				37.5	28.6
Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76003	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	476	34	14.1	26.1%	95 (20.0%)	188 (39.5%)	135 (28.4%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.4%)	63.4	595^th of 2057 public high schools	71.1%		72.9	346^th of 1974 public high schools	82.5%	249	47.6	81.7	70.6	67.6	76.9		54.2	68.0		13.0	45.5	26.0	$10,640
Uplift Summit Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Center St	Arlington	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	436	32	13.4	76.1%	20 (4.6%)	126 (28.9%)	253 (58.0%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	64.4	566^th of 2057 public high schools	72.5%		50.8	889^th of 1974 public high schools	55.0%	323	25.0	76.6	72.4	70.1	68.6								$11,151
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	818 W Park Row	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8100	2,580	159	16.2	65.9%	611 (23.7%)	502 (19.5%)	1,296 (50.2%)	49 (1.9%)	16 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	100 (3.9%)	41.1	1233^rd of 2057 public high schools	40.1%		39.2	1180^th of 1974 public high schools	40.2%	53	25.5	68.3	50.2	52.7	68.0								$9,403
Keys High School	Public	10-12	1100 Raider Dr	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-2550	30	13	2.3	56.7%	9 (30.0%)	6 (20.0%)	14 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)				12.5	52.9								$61,913
Metro Opportunity	Public	6-12	2801 Patino Rd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-6700	73	14	5.2	95.9%	4 (5.5%)	33 (45.2%)	34 (46.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$52,948
Harmony Science Academy - Euless	Public, Charter	6-12	701 S Industrial Blvd Ste 115	Euless	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3000	659	39	17.0	50.4%	157 (23.8%)	191 (29.0%)	104 (15.8%)	180 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.2%)	82.6	166^th of 2057 public high schools	91.9%		83.6	154^th of 1974 public high schools	92.2%	12	95.7	86.5	83.0	86.5	73.2	73.2	79.3	81.8	61.1	60.0	78.8	47.3	$11,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar High School

What schools feed into Lamar High School?

Lamar High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butler Elementary
Elementary : Ellis Elementary
Elementary : Larson Elementary
Elementary : Peach Elementary
Elementary : Pope Elementary
Elementary : Sherrod Elementary
Elementary : Speer Elementary
Elementary : Webb Elementary
Middle : Nichols J H
Middle : Shackelford J H

Is Lamar High School a good school?

Lamar High School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Lamar High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,457 students attended Lamar High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lamar High School?

Students at Lamar High School are 49% Hispanic, 33% African American, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lamar High School in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

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