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Lamar Elementary

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

4332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lamar Elementary in Midland, TX, serves 604 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Midland Independent School District (Isd), and it faces significant challenges with persistently low academic performance, ranking in the 6th percentile statewide in the most recent data.

This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, and its current ranking is its lowest point in recent years. Test scores are dramatically lower than district and state averages across almost every subject and grade level. For example, only 20.9% of 6th graders were proficient in reading, compared to 50.9% in the district, and just 20.78% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, versus 43.83% district-wide. A critical area of weakness is 5th grade science, where only 9.09% of students were proficient. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 86.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. However, there is a relative strength in serving its Special Education students, who ranked in the 39th percentile statewide—significantly higher than the school's overall rank.

The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Just over a mile away, Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary ranks in the 63rd percentile and achieves proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of Lamar, despite also serving a high percentage of low-income students. The highest-performing nearby school is James Bowie Fine Arts Academy (89th percentile), which has a much lower poverty rate. This disparity highlights a deep inequity in educational opportunity within the same district, where a student's address can determine access to a top-tier education versus a struggling one. Lamar's ranking has also shown a downward trend after a brief period of improvement, indicating that previous interventions were not sustainable.

604

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,445

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Kessler Ave
Midland, TX 79701-6241

(432) 240-7300

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Jacinto J H
High:	Midland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

White:

9.6%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Reading scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

4,332^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)

560^th of 951Midland 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	14.3	4332 of 4627	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	4337 of 4651	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	3906 of 4710	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	4305 of 4647	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4031 of 4581	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3487 of 4578	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4001 of 4479	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4034 of 4359	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	4058 of 4329	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	4217 of 4286	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	4273 of 4320	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.7	3752 of 4260	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	2948 of 4221	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.7	3702 of 4206	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3300 of 4095	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	3738 of 3937	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	3709 of 3884	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	3036 of 3768	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	3224 of 3724	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.0	2190 of 3476	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	2392 of 3475	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.7	1980 of 3465	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	2324 of 2406	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1421 of 2443	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1583 of 2443	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	2373 of 2444	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	2003 of 2515	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2101 of 2483	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	3676 of 4461	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2684 of 4331	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3239 of 4295	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3766 of 4240	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1428 of 1643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	2474 of 2918	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	3057 of 3668	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	3284 of 3556	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2302 of 3487	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	1708 of 3446	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	2037 of 3333	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2645 of 3226	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4188 of 4575	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	3366 of 3744	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4087 of 4658	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4304 of 4588	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3890 of 4561	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3671 of 4499	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4087 of 4348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3799 of 4306	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	4093 of 4413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3328 of 3644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3525 of 4465	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3977 of 4401	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3641 of 4376	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2940 of 4329	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3642 of 4188	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3852 of 4168	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	3875 of 4520	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	3159 of 3705	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	3766 of 4594	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4048 of 4521	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3720 of 4477	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2921 of 4451	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3640 of 4309	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3910 of 4264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	4278 of 4582	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	3481 of 3739	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3808 of 4647	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4122 of 4585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4043 of 4563	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3245 of 4498	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	3582 of 4357	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4085 of 4319	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2603 of 4301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	3059 of 3549	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	2714 of 4292	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3184 of 4086	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3336 of 3952	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	2409 of 3684	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	2545 of 3558	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	2837 of 3006	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	2426 of 2612	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	3053 of 3106	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	3015 of 3082	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2766 of 3142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2848 of 3127	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-23 vs state

Mathematics25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3200 Kessler Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7300	604	32	12.4	86.1%	58 (9.6%)	36 (6.0%)	496 (82.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	14.3	4332^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.9	4337^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.8%	5							28.6	35.0	39.5	20.9			20.8	33.8	19.7	23.5				$12,445
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	909 Bonham St	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6000	697	36	19.2	74.9%	93 (13.3%)	41 (5.9%)	509 (73.0%)	30 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	40.7	2688^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		29.7	3448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	760	0.0	28.6		37.5			28.4	41.3	58.3	43.8			34.6	46.2	41.8	53.8				$7,510
Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Cedar Spring Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7400	575	32	18.0	89.2%	57 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	486 (84.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	15.6	4262^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		29.2	3477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	785	44.4	35.7		14.3	16.7		22.2	32.4	41.4	34.2			24.1	31.1	20.0	25.0				$9,886
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	Public, Charter	K-8	4320 W Illinois Ave Ste A	Midland	79073	Midland County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 682-0384	218	18	11.8	34.9%	82 (37.6%)	15 (6.9%)	101 (46.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	13 (6.0%)	40.6	2695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.8%		39.9	2774^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%	79							58.3	38.9	50.0	52.6	33.3	76.2	41.7	33.3	34.6	35.0	44.4	71.4	42.9	$9,854
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	481	34	13.8	66.1%	67 (13.9%)	44 (9.1%)	350 (72.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	58.2	1702^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.9	1479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	223							59.2	51.4	50.0	61.9			48.7	38.6	65.3	41.9				$11,445
Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S Raymond Rd	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6200	587	29	20.0	92.0%	30 (5.1%)	20 (3.4%)	516 (87.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	22.4	3915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.3	3591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	22.8%	324	12.5	28.6	38.5	9.1	42.9	20.0	20.8	44.4	36.4	29.8			24.4	43.5	44.7	14.9				$8,534
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4800 Graceland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7000	633	28	22.8	79.3%	78 (12.3%)	40 (6.3%)	483 (76.3%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	16.4	4218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		27.6	3575^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.1%	643							25.2	35.1	33.7	31.1			27.8	22.9	28.9	33.3				$8,212
Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Wedgewood St	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7800	516	29	18.0	67.2%	136 (26.4%)	21 (4.1%)	315 (61.0%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	36	3025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		48.3	2236^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%	789	10.0			0.0			38.3	38.0	40.9	50.9			28.0	54.2	39.4	39.6				$8,992
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4919 Shadylane Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7200	483	30	16.1	77.8%	78 (16.1%)	14 (2.9%)	367 (76.0%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	23	3873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.2	4410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	537							26.7	38.1	41.4	32.1			28.3	39.7	36.2	30.9				$12,072
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Fannin Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6800	603	36	16.8	51.6%	199 (33.0%)	52 (8.6%)	330 (54.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	48.4	2200^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		43	2572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%	372							52.0	44.4	53.9	53.2			42.9	41.5	51.3	40.3				$8,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar Elementary

How many students attend Lamar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Lamar Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lamar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Jacinto J H
High : Midland High School

What is the racial makeup of Lamar Elementary?

Students at Lamar Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American.

What district is Lamar Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Lamar Elementary a good school?

Lamar Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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