📍 202 W 7th, Lamar, Barton County, 64759
Lamar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lamar, Barton County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar R-I school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lamar Middle enrolls 266 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.8% Two or more races and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 266 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 266 students, Lamar Middle 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