📍 2206 Lucas Ave, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 76303
Lamar el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita Falls, Wichita County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita Falls Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lamar el enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 64% |
| White | 59 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 364 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-13, state senate district 30, state house district 69.
Lamar el is one of 27 schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD, based in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. The district serves 12,644 students district-wide and employs 952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Lamar el is smaller than the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize