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Lamar High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

216 North Darlington Avenue, Lamar, SC 29069 · (843) 326-5543 · Part of Darlington County School District

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Students
268
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lamar High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Spaulding Middle228 students
9–12Lamar HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

216 North Darlington Avenue, Lamar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 979
Grade 1073
Grade 1159
Grade 1257
Enrollment over time
249’20
267’21
269’22
247’23
268’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%White 38%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lamar High from Lamar families.

Other schools in Darlington County School District

The district →
St. John's Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C
596 students15:1
Bay Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartsville
C−
563 students14:1
J. L. Cain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C−
533 students12:1
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C
496 students16:1
Pate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darlington
397 students14:1
Southside Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hartsville
360 students11:1

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 South Carolina’s other public schools; Lamar’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.