Lamar Elementary

Summary:

Lamar Elementary is a public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas, serving 426 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lamar Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance, poor statewide rankings, and struggles among specific student subgroups compared to the district and state averages.

Lamar Elementary's STAAR test scores are consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of Lamar Elementary students who scored proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 40.32% for 3rd grade, 49.18% for 4th grade, and 40.32% for 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 47.05%, 48.36%, and 52.69%, and the state averages of 48.85%, 50.66%, and 53.96%. The school has also ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for several years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Lamar Elementary's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low-income families. These subgroups perform in the bottom quartile of their respective groups statewide. Nearby schools within the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, such as Bonham Elementary, Zavala Elementary, and Bowie Elementary, tend to have higher STAAR test scores, better statewide rankings, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that Lamar Elementary faces unique challenges that require targeted interventions and support.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1100 S M St
       Harlingen, TX  78550-6363


(956) 427-3130

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3111th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,138 Help


Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Moises Vela Middle
High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen H S - South

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  426

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.5%
White:
3.1%
African American:
0.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lamar Elementary ranks worse than 66.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.06. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.5%), White (3.1%), Asian (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lamar Elementary is 12.7, which is the 3rd best among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lamar Elementary is $11,138, which is the 6th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lamar Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lamar Elementary 3111th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Lamar Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 452nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lamar Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.61 1604th 3465 53.7%
2005 65.23 1251st 3475 64.0%
2006 54.71 1801st 3476 48.2%
2007 57.70 1819th 3724 51.2%
2008 60.29 1644th 3768 56.4%
2009 47.84 2357th 3884 39.3%
2010 63.13 1587th 3937 59.7%
2011 47.35 2573rd 4095 37.2%
2012 50.52 2240th 4206 46.7%
2013 47.21 2453rd 4221 41.9%
2014 48.45 2428th 4260 43.0%
2015 38.02 2953rd 4320 31.6%
2016 35.08 3059th 4286 28.6%
2017 31.57 3056th 4329 29.4%
2018 18.10 3904th 4359 10.4%
2019 20.67 3877th 4479 13.4%
2021 19.34 3912th 4578 14.5%
2022 16.17 4152nd 4581 9.4%
2023 17.70 4137th 4647 11.0%
2024 35.06 3111th 4675 33.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.54 2622nd 3226 18.7%
2019 33.25 2506th 3333 24.8%
2021 25.74 2922nd 3446 15.2%
2022 26.30 2927th 3487 16.1%
2023 33.43 2608th 3556 26.7%
2024 56.40 1333rd 3638 63.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.77 3181st 3558 10.6%
2019 23.28 3284th 3684 10.9%
2022 13.14 3920th 3952 0.8%
2023 16.49 3934th 4086 3.7%
2024 79.14 466th 4261 89.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.98 3723rd 4264 12.7%
2019 27.41 3616th 4309 16.1%
2021 19.65 4049th 4451 9.0%
2022 22.74 3909th 4477 12.7%
2023 24.41 3857th 4521 14.7%
2024 59.48 1531st 4560 66.4%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.05 111th 112 0.9%
2019 8.36 93rd 93 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.00 3781st 4306 12.2%
2019 26.77 3514th 4348 19.2%
2021 22.13 3737th 4499 16.9%
2022 17.29 4133rd 4561 9.4%
2023 22.35 3909th 4588 14.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.33 2878th 3106 7.3%
2019 20.88 2906th 3184 8.7%
2021 11.55 2811th 3006 6.5%
2022 16.04 2777th 2958 6.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.35 3413th 4240 19.5%
2019 29.46 3439th 4295 19.9%
2021 20.68 4015th 4331 7.3%
2022 25.42 3768th 4461 15.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.83 3934th 4319 8.9%
2019 17.36 3980th 4357 8.7%
2021 20.39 3847th 4498 14.5%
2022 18.93 4050th 4563 11.2%
2023 16.93 4152nd 4585 9.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.46 3728th 4168 10.6%
2019 23.96 3636th 4188 13.2%
2021 23.64 3660th 4329 15.5%
2022 20.94 3913th 4376 10.6%
2023 22.15 3852nd 4401 12.5%
2024 50.89 2042nd 4431 53.9%
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Rank History for White students at Lamar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.92 2947th 3127 5.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Lamar Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Lamar Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 29 3 0 557 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1990 31 3 0 544 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1991 34 3 0 561 0 n/a n/a -81 517
1992 48 4 0 549 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 38 4 0 533 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1994 38 4 0 526 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1995 48 7 3 550 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1996 48 7 3 550 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1997 41 6 3 525 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1998 28 6 2 451 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1999 35 7 2 655 0 n/a n/a 0 699
2000 29 1 3 613 0 n/a n/a 0 646
2001 35 0 3 613 0 n/a n/a 0 651
2002 15 0 6 610 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2003 15 0 6 610 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2004 25 1 4 606 1 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 25 1 5 626 0 n/a n/a 0 657
2006 29 1 9 610 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2007 31 3 9 609 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2008 30 5 7 592 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2009 31 2 4 623 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2010 36 3 4 618 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2011 43 1 2 577 0 0 0 0 623
2012 41 2 3 572 0 0 1 0 619
2013 31 0 2 573 0 0 1 0 607
2014 39 1 0 625 1 0 1 0 667
2015 40 2 1 630 0 0 1 0 674
2016 39 0 1 601 0 1 3 0 645
2017 36 1 4 619 0 1 5 0 666
2018 32 1 4 587 1 0 1 0 626
2019 19 1 3 600 0 1 0 0 624
2020 24 2 4 544 0 1 1 0 576
2021 10 1 3 485 0 0 2 0 501
2022 11 0 2 439 0 0 0 0 452
2023 7 4 1 414 0 0 0 0 426
2024 13 1 1 411 0 0 0 0 426

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lamar Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 589 n/a n/a n/a
1990 578 29.0 19.9 n/a
1991 517 27.3 18.9 n/a
1992 601 31.6 19.0 67.4
1993 575 32.0 18.0 77.7
1994 568 27.0 21.0 68.7
1995 608 30.6 19.9 70.2
1996 608 30.6 19.9 70.2
1997 575 31.8 18.1 71.3
1998 487 28.2 17.3 74.3
1999 699 36.0 19.4 84.1
2000 646 34.5 18.7 85.1
2001 651 35.4 18.4 86.8
2002 631 34.5 18.3 87.2
2003 631 34.5 18.3 87.2
2004 637 35.0 18.2 84.5
2005 657 36.0 18.3 87.1
2006 649 36.0 18.0 86.1
2007 652 35.0 18.6 85.9
2008 634 36.6 17.3 86.4
2009 660 37.0 17.8 85.6
2010 661 36.5 18.1 88.7
2011 623 38.3 16.2 85.2
2012 619 36.0 17.1 86.9
2013 607 36.5 16.6 87.1
2014 667 37.0 18.0 87.9
2015 674 40.0 16.8 88.9
2016 645 43.0 15.0 84.7
2017 666 42.2 15.7 83
2018 626 41.4 15.1 89.3
2019 624 42.2 14.7 90.2
2020 576 37.6 15.2 90.1
2021 501 37.0 13.5 89.6
2022 452 32.9 13.7 90.7
2023 426 31.9 13.3 92
2024 426 33.3 12.7 85.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lamar Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 589 n/a n/a n/a
1990 578 29.0 19.9 n/a
1991 517 27.3 18.9 n/a
1992 601 31.6 19.0 67.4
1993 575 32.0 18.0 77.7
1994 568 27.0 21.0 68.7
1995 608 30.6 19.9 70.2
1996 608 30.6 19.9 70.2
1997 575 31.8 18.1 71.3
1998 487 28.2 17.3 74.3
1999 699 36.0 19.4 84.1
2000 646 34.5 18.7 85.1
2001 651 35.4 18.4 86.8
2002 631 34.5 18.3 87.2
2003 631 34.5 18.3 87.2
2004 637 35.0 18.2 84.5
2005 657 36.0 18.3 87.1
2006 649 36.0 18.0 86.1
2007 652 35.0 18.6 85.9
2008 634 36.6 17.3 86.4
2009 660 37.0 17.8 85.6
2010 661 36.5 18.1 88.7
2011 623 38.3 16.2 85.2
2012 619 36.0 17.1 86.9
2013 607 36.5 16.6 87.1
2014 667 37.0 18.0 87.9
2015 674 40.0 16.8 88.9
2016 645 43.0 15.0 84.7
2017 666 42.2 15.7 83
2018 626 41.4 15.1 89.3
2019 624 42.2 14.7 90.2
2020 576 37.6 15.2 90.1
2021 501 37.0 13.5 89.6
2022 452 32.9 13.7 90.7
2023 426 31.9 13.3 92
2024 426 33.3 12.7 85.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lamar Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,398 (15.0%) $7,913 (85.0%) $9,310
2020 $1,617 (16.6%) $8,133 (83.4%) $9,750
2021 $2,360 (21.2%) $8,779 (78.8%) $11,138

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lamar Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3877th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4137th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lamar Elementary)2138
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lamar Elementary)2419
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5038
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lamar Elementary)1929
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4541
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lamar Elementary)2133
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lamar Elementary)3537
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lamar Elementary)4223
 19%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5947
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lamar Elementary)507
 43%
   5th Grade Science (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5235
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students624426
 31.7%
African American14
 300%
American Indian00
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic600414
 31%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White197
 63.2%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.2%92%
 1.8%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 426 students attended Lamar Elementary.

Students at Lamar Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

Lamar Elementary ranks 3111th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moises Vela Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen H S - South


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