📍 1000 S Fifth Ave, Denison, Grayson County, 75020
Lamar el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denison, Grayson County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachael Fuller. It is part of the Denison Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lamar el enrolls 478 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 478 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lamar el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Lamar el is one of 9 schools in DENISON ISD, based in DENISON, Texas. The district serves 4,977 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 478 students, Lamar el is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small