Lamar School District RE-2

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Lamar.

At a glance

1,397Students enrolled

6Schools

$11,530Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

73%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Lamar

Grades K–2

Washington Elementary School222 students · LamarThis district

Grades 3–5

Parkview Elementary School252 students · LamarThis district

Grades 6–8

Lamar Middle School275 students · LamarThis district

Grades 9–12

Lamar High School393 students · LamarThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency19%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts34%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,530

per student each year · 27% below the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration33%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)21%

State64%

Federal16%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,539’20

1,573’21

1,522’22

1,463’23

1,397’24

Students

Hispanic · 62%871

White · 35%486

Two or more races · 2%26

Black · 1%8

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools6 in district

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Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 252 students · Lamar

CPublic 📚

Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 222 students · Lamar

Public 📚

Alta Vista Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 133 students · Lamar

BCharter 📚

Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 275 students · Lamar

C-Public 🏫

Lamar High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 393 students · Lamar

B-Public 📚

Melvin Hendrickson Development CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 122 students · Lamar

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.