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Lamar Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2011 N Third St, Temple, TX 76501 · (254) 215-6444 · Part of Temple Independent School District

Temple’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
553
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lamar Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Temple kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lamar MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

2011 N Third St, Temple

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6182
Grade 7186
Grade 8185
Enrollment over time
568’20
532’21
520’22
538’23
553’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%Black 25%White 19%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%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 Middle from Temple families.

Other schools in Temple Independent School District

The district →
Thornton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
C−
763 students18:1
Sampson-Howard El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
611 students17:1
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Temple
487 students19:1
Raye-Allen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
B−
441 students16:1
Western Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
C−
417 students18:1
Hector P Garcia El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
C
396 students13:1

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