Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lamar

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Lamar High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR 72846 · (479) 885-3344 · Part of Lamar School District

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

Directions
Students
370
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lamar High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Lamar Middle School294 students
9–12Lamar High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D, 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
Grade 9105
Grade 1093
Grade 1186
Grade 1286
Enrollment over time
384’20
364’21
358’22
360’23
370’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Black 2%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 High School from Lamar families.

Other schools in Lamar School District

The district →
Lamar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C+
590 students18:1
Lamar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B
294 students14:1

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.