Lamar School District RE-2
Serves Lamar.
Lamar’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about Lamar School District RE-2
- Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the CO average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21
- Debt of $3.2M, about $2,309 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 54% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lamar. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CO
2021–22 · class of 202397% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 9.2% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.