Lamar High School
1400 Lamar Blvd Arlington TX, 76012, Tarrant County Phone: 682-867-8300 Ranking: (1,019 out of 1,337, bottom 24%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Arlington Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 181 | 179 | 173 | 187 | 181 | 186 | 187 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,922 | 2,851 | 2,865 | 2,850 | 2,783 | 2,879 | 2,878 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 941 | 32.2% | 960 | 33.7% | 975 | 34.0% | 954 | 33.5% | 898 | 32.3% | 1,034 | 35.9% | 1,001 | 34.8% |
Grade 10: | 743 | 25.4% | 680 | 23.9% | 712 | 24.9% | 713 | 25.0% | 734 | 26.4% | 659 | 22.9% | 682 | 23.7% |
Grade 11: | 643 | 22.0% | 653 | 22.9% | 603 | 21.0% | 644 | 22.6% | 592 | 21.3% | 596 | 20.7% | 648 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 595 | 20.4% | 558 | 19.6% | 575 | 20.1% | 539 | 18.9% | 559 | 20.1% | 590 | 20.5% | 547 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,422 | 48.7% | 1,408 | 49.4% | 1,424 | 49.7% | 1,405 | 49.3% | 1,397 | 50.2% | 1,487 | 51.6% | 1,446 | 50.2% |
Female: | 1,500 | 51.3% | 1,443 | 50.6% | 1,441 | 50.3% | 1,445 | 50.7% | 1,378 | 49.5% | 1,384 | 48.1% | 1,428 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 19 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.6% | 16 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 119 | 4.1% | 128 | 4.5% | 128 | 4.5% | 146 | 5.1% | 159 | 5.7% | 163 | 5.7% | 173 | 6.0% |
Hispanic: | 1,072 | 36.7% | 1,013 | 35.5% | 1,021 | 35.6% | 938 | 32.9% | 906 | 32.6% | 912 | 31.7% | 880 | 30.6% |
Black: | 899 | 30.8% | 827 | 29.0% | 779 | 27.2% | 789 | 27.7% | 723 | 26.0% | 719 | 25.0% | 711 | 24.7% |
White: | 770 | 26.4% | 817 | 28.7% | 879 | 30.7% | 929 | 32.6% | 985 | 35.4% | 1,076 | 37.4% | 1,103 | 38.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 1.3% | 49 | 1.7% | 41 | 1.4% | 32 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,472 | 50.4% | 1,436 | 50.4% | 1,314 | 45.9% | 1,228 | 43.1% | 1,048 | 37.7% | 941 | 32.7% | 954 | 33.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 4.3% | 157 | 5.5% | 130 | 4.5% | 120 | 4.2% | 142 | 5.1% | 113 | 3.9% | 126 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.15 | 15.96 | 16.51 | 15.26 | 15.34 | 15.40 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65% | 77% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 76% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 65% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 85% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 87% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 62% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 62% | 64% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 50% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 80% | 79% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 52% | 52% |
2013 | English III Writing | End of course | % met std | 27% | 36% | 42% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 83% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 73% | 62% | 61% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 72% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 77% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76% | 75% |
2012 | World History | End of course | % met std | 32% | 37% | 43% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 62% | 70% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,959.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $43,732.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,471.0 |
* Lamar High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.