📍 1400 W Lamar Blvd, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76012
Lamar H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 2,546 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lesley Maroney. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 165.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Lamar H S enrolls 2,546 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 165.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,143 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 895 | 35% |
| White | 368 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 49 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,922 of the school's 2,546 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,762 qualify for free lunch and 160 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 93.
Lamar H S is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,546 students, Lamar H S is larger than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large