📍 202 W 7th, Lamar, Barton County, 64759
Lamar Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lamar, Barton County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar R-I school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lamar Elem. enrolls 268 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 268 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lamar Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 127.
Lamar Elem. is one of 6 schools in LAMAR R-I, based in LAMAR, Missouri. The district serves 1,158 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Lamar Elem. is larger than the district average of about 193 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant