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Lamar Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR 72846 · (479) 885-3363 · Part of Lamar School District

Lamar’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
590
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lamar Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lamar kids: Lamar Middle School

On the path

Where Lamar kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lamar Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Lamar Middle School294 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 Elberta Street, Lamar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten86
Grade 184
Grade 281
Grade 394
Grade 4100
Grade 587
Enrollment over time
648’20
668’21
621’22
532’23
590’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lamar Elementary School from Lamar families.

Other schools in Lamar School District

The district →
Lamar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B
294 students14:1
Lamar High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lamar
D
370 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Lamar’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.