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Lamar High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

202 W 7th, Lamar, MO 64759 · (417) 682-5571 · Part of Lamar R-I School District

City Township’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
369
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lamar High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Lamar Middlein Lamar
9–12Lamar HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

202 W 7th, Lamar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 986
Grade 1081
Grade 1188
Grade 12114
Enrollment over time
388’20
398’21
393’22
374’23
369’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%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 High from City Township families.

Other schools in Lamar R-I School District

The district →
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lamar
281 students12:1
Lamar Elem.
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lamar
B−
253 students12:1
Lamar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B−
255 students12:1

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 Missouri’s other public schools; City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.