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Lamar Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR 72846 · (479) 885-6511 · Part of Lamar School District

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

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lamar Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Lamar kids: Lamar High School

On the path

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

PK–5Lamar Elementary School590 students
6–8Lamar Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Lamar High School370 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B, 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 699
Grade 7100
Grade 895
Enrollment over time
313’20
318’21
305’22
301’23
294’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lamar Middle 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 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.