📍 3200 Kessler Ave, Midland, Midland County, 79701
Lamar el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Midland, Midland County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shameka Johnson. It is part of the Midland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lamar el enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 403 | 81% |
| White | 47 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 497 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 31, state house district 82.
Lamar el is one of 40 schools in MIDLAND ISD, based in MIDLAND, Texas. The district serves 29,651 students district-wide and employs 1,592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Lamar el is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize