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Schools in Lamar Heights

Lamar Heights’s public schools

Lamar R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lamar Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
1,158 students on the public path
In brief

Lamar Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lamar Heights’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Lamar Elem. places highest (better than 45%); Lamar High lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lamar Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2East Elem.in LamarNo scores
3–5Lamar Elem.in LamarB−
6–8Lamar Middlein LamarB−
9–12Lamar Highin LamarC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lamar R-I School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lamar R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,158 students · 12.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,256MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 43.2% · 619 students tested
Math44%
State average 39.2% · 730 students tested

Lamar Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Lamar Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lamar Heights—Lamar R-I
CityB−Lamar R-I
LamarB−Lamar R-I

All 2 neighbors share Lamar R-I with Lamar Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lamar Heights

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lamar Heightsin other towns
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lamar
281 students12:1Rate it →
Lamar Elem.
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lamar
B−
253 students12:1Rate it →
Lamar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Lamar High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lamar
C
369 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lamar Heights’s schools

Are Lamar Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lamar Heights. Lamar R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lamar Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lamar Heights in?

Lamar R-I School District.

Where do Lamar Heights kids go to high school?

Lamar High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.