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Lamar Middle

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Lamar Middle ranks 1148 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Lamar Middle in Laredo, TX, is a large public school serving 1,204 students in grades 6-8 within the Laredo Independent School District (Isd), where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it is currently experiencing a promising turnaround after years of struggle.

Lamar Middle's most impressive achievement is its exceptional performance in Algebra I: for two consecutive school years (2024-2025 and 2025-2026), 100% of its 8th-grade students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam scored proficient or above. This perfect score dramatically outperforms the district (50.7%), the state (54%), and every nearby school, including United Middle (which achieved 100% in only one of those years). The school also excels with its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 68th percentile statewide for this group—significantly higher than its overall 51st percentile ranking. This indicates the school is effectively closing achievement gaps for its most disadvantaged learners. However, the school has a notable weakness in 7th-grade mathematics, where only 8.15% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, far below the state average of 29.41% and the lowest among all nearby schools.

Lamar Middle is on a clear upward trajectory, jumping from the 28th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026—the most significant positive trend among all Laredo ISD middle schools. In contrast, nearby schools like Christen Middle and Joaquin Cigarroa Middle have remained stagnant or declined. Despite academic challenges, the school maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate (0.2% in 2023-2024), suggesting a positive school climate. A key area for improvement is its Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the bottom 15th percentile statewide—a paradox given the school's success with other student groups. Overall, Lamar Middle is a school on the rise, with clear strengths in advanced math and support for low-income students, but it must address weaknesses in 7th-grade math and enrichment for high-achieving students to sustain its momentum.

1,204

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,205

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1818 N Arkansas Ave
Laredo, TX 78043-3097

(956) 273-6200

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lamar Middle usually attend:

High:

Nixon High School

Feeder schools for Lamar Middle:

Elementary:	Heights Elementary
	Milton Elementary
	Pierce Elementary
	Ryan Elementary
	More...
	Tarver Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.2%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

1,148^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

253^rd of 951Laredo 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	46.8	1148 of 2335	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	1268 of 2344	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1685 of 2372	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1668 of 2330	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1480 of 2254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1772 of 2252	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1160 of 2193	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1210 of 2080	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1444 of 2027	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1672 of 1987	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	1748 of 2043	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	1786 of 1987	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	1816 of 1973	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	1772 of 1951	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	1818 of 1895	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1665 of 1803	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1600 of 1763	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	1578 of 1718	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	1521 of 1684	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1352 of 1585	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1362 of 1582	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1366 of 1573	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.8	530 of 2182	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	20.9	1952 of 2118	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	991 of 2058	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1271 of 2008	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	549 of 1390	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	712 of 1428	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.7	1320 of 1770	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1418 of 1720	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1249 of 1643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1439 of 1592	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	917 of 1445	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	804 of 1376	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1020 of 2240	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	878 of 1825	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	1627 of 2242	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1650 of 2241	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1472 of 2221	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1697 of 2151	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1304 of 2047	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1289 of 2008	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1277 of 1497	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	935 of 1230	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1234 of 1481	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1173 of 1488	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1253 of 1501	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	900 of 1446	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1105 of 1430	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	785 of 2141	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	674 of 1731	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1264 of 2119	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1328 of 2116	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1167 of 2077	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1502 of 2043	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	825 of 1935	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	867 of 1895	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	726 of 2253	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	564 of 1820	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1262 of 2235	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1318 of 2251	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1176 of 2220	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1583 of 2172	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	685 of 2073	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	745 of 2039	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	1225 of 2253	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	1001 of 1818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1553 of 2246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1573 of 2245	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1521 of 2228	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1748 of 2168	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	897 of 2069	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1057 of 2030	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1318 of 1956	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.6	430 of 1568	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	951 of 1891	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1430 of 1815	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1071 of 1757	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1329 of 1712	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	585 of 1626	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	896 of 1597	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	42.0	1004 of 1684	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)40th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Social Studies28%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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	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 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 Middle	Public	6-8	1818 N Arkansas Ave	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6200	1,204	81	14.7	94.6%	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,200 (99.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.8	1148^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.8%		43.7	1268^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.9%	120	100.0	54.2	55.4	52.3	39.5	8.2	43.1	28.3	$9,205
Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2002 Marcella Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6600	679	47	14.5	97.6%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	1378^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.0%		47.4	1157^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.6%	221	94.7	43.8	52.2	45.6	35.9	10.0	53.3	18.9	$12,240
Antonio Gonzalez Middle	Public	6-8	5208 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7000	664	47	14.2	90.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (99.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	896^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.6%		49	1104^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.9%	208	96.8	49.0	52.2	55.0	41.8	29.3	73.9	27.1	$9,013
United South Middle	Public	6-8	3707 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7700	869	49	17.8	79.2%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	866 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63	684^th of 2335 public middle schools	70.7%		56.2	890^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.0%	206	100.0	54.7	58.7	66.9	42.8	39.2	78.3	20.6	$8,013
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	Public, Charter	6-8	4401 San Francisco Ave Bldg A	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 712-1177	659	42	15.6	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	657 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1352^nd of 2335 public middle schools	42.1%		46.4	1186^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.4%	166	96.6	44.0	39.9	55.9	31.9	15.4	55.6	27.5	$11,065
Christen Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Santa Maria Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6400	1,115	79	14.1	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,113 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	1730^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.9%		34.7	1568^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.1%	162	100.0	39.2	43.7	46.5	19.2	19.8	40.6	17.1	$10,766
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Palo Blanco St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6100	1,053	89	11.8	99.6%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,050 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	1487^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.3%		27.6	1812^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.7%	325	100.0	45.4	47.2	52.8	20.6	11.2	52.1	19.5	$11,684
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	500 Hillside Rd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7500	543	38	14.4	83.4%	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	526 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.4	1124^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.9%		39.9	1401^st of 2344 public middle schools	40.2%	277	100.0	57.7	51.9	50.6	35.1	23.6	46.7	25.3	$9,326
Ricardo Molina Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Vientos Rd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 473-8100	769	47	16.3	90.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	768 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.5	964^th of 2335 public middle schools	58.7%		51.1	1045^th of 2344 public middle schools	55.4%	81	95.9	45.0	51.5	57.8	33.3	28.6	64.7	34.6	$8,439
Raul Perales Middle	Public	6-8	410 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6800	648	39	16.7	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	755^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.7%		58.9	825^th of 2344 public middle schools	64.8%	70	96.3	64.8	52.9	60.6	34.8	28.1	68.4	31.0	$8,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar Middle

How many students attend Lamar Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,204 students attended Lamar Middle.

Is Lamar Middle a good school?

Lamar Middle ranks 1148^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lamar Middle attend?

Students who attend Lamar Middle usually go on to attend Nixon High School

What is the racial makeup of Lamar Middle?

Students at Lamar Middle are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Lamar Middle in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

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