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Lamar Academy

PublicHighGrades 10–12Alternative Education School

1009 N 10th St, McAllen, TX 78501 · (956) 632-3222 · Part of McAllen Independent School District

McAllen’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
47
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Lamar Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 49.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1009 N 10th St, McAllen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 103
Grade 1119
Grade 1225
Enrollment over time
93’20
76’21
87’22
99’23
47’24

Down 49.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%White 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lamar Academy from McAllen families.

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