menu

Lamar Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
1818 N Arkansas Ave
Laredo, TX 78043
Phone
(956) 273-6200
District
LAREDO ISD
County
WEBB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1299
Classroom Teachers
82

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Lamar Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
39%
29%
41%
22%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
41%
48%
54%
21%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
47%
49%
56%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 420 32.3%
Grade 7 423 32.6%
Grade 8 456 35.1%
Total 1299 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.2% 0.3% 27.3%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 99.6% 99.6% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.9% 96.5% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 90.4% 94.4% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 2.0% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 81,336 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,078.3 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.7% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.2% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,378 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 18.9% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 54.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 8.8% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 2.5% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.2% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 22.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,702 $158,877,612 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $643 $15,242,958 4.9%
Staff $538 $12,753,828 4.1%
General Administration $26 $616,356 0.2%
School Administration $638 $15,124,428 4.9%
Operation $1,197 $28,376,082 9.2%
Transportation $151 $3,579,606 1.2%
Other $483 $11,449,998 3.7%
Total Support $3,677 $87,166,962 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,661 $63,081,666 20.4%
Total Expenditures $13,039 $309,102,534 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%