Lamar High School
3325 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX, 77098
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Lamar High School is located at 3325 WESTHEIMER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77098. The school is part of HOUSTON ISD.To contact the school, call (713) 522-5960.
Teachers
Lamar High School employs 136 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,922 students with a student to teacher ratio of 21.60 S/T. The special education division has 3 teachers assisting it. Lamar High School also employs 6 education aids.
School Summary
Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
2943
Is Charter
No
Is Magnant
Yes
Address
3325 WESTHEIMER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77098
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Principal
MS RITA GRAVES
School District
Phone
(713) 522-5960
County
Website
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Accountability Ratings & Designations
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Lamar High School
Accountability Ratings
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Good
Texas edu board’s ratings
| Scaled Score | |
|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 85 |
| Student Progress | 83 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 78 |
| Overall | 83 |
Distinction Designations
Read/ELA
Mathematics Science Social Studies Post-Secondary Comparative Academic Growth Comparative Closing the GapsLamar High School Student / Staff Statistics
Student Statistics
| Racial/Ethnic Group | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 783 | 26.80% | |
| Hispanic | 1,191 | 40.76% | |
| White | 690 | 23.61% | |
| Asian | 157 | 5.37% | |
| Native American | 6 | 0.21% | |
| Two or More Races | 85 | 2.91% | |
| Total Students | 2,922 | 100.00% | |
| Eco Disadvantaged | 1,385 | 47.40% | |
| Limited English Proficiency | 267 | 9.14% |
| Program | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual | 241 | 8.25% | |
| Gifted & Talented | 1,014 | 34.70% | |
| Special Education | 200 | 6.84% | |
| Teacher Student Ratio | 21.60 S/T |
Staff Statistics
| By Experience | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 30 years | 5 | 3.76% | |
| 20 - 30 years | 17 | 12.18% | |
| 10 - 20 years | 28 | 20.59% | |
| 6 - 10 years | 25 | 18.08% | |
| 1- 5 years | 47 | 34.32% | |
| Beginning Teacher | 15 | 11.07% | |
| Teacher Experience Average | 10.50 yrs | ||
| Teacher Tenure Average | 6.70 yrs |
| Teacher Type | Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Teachers | 136 | 100% | ||
| Female Teachers | 62 | 46.05 % | ||
| Male Teachers | 73 | 53.87 % | ||
| School Admin | 9 | |||
| School Support | 20 | |||
| Edu Aids | 6 | |||
| Special Education | 3 |
Lamar High School 2022 STAAR Statistics
| Group | All Subjects | Read/ELA | Math | Science | Soc Studies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 78% | 75% | 67% | 85% | 91% | |
| African American | 74% | 73% | 58% | 80% | 92% | |
| Hispanic | 73% | 68% | 64% | 83% | 87% | |
| White | 90% | 88% | 82% | 93% | 96% | |
| Asian | 92% | 90% | 82% | 100% | 96% | |
| Two or More Races | 89% | 92% | 80% | 89% | 91% | |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 72% | 69% | 61% | 80% | 86% | |
| Male Students | 74% | 70% | 62% | 82% | 91% | |
| Female Students | 82% | 81% | 72% | 88% | 92% | |
| Special Education | 52% | 43% | 40% | 69% | 69% | |
| Limited English Proficiency | 51% | 38% | 54% | 68% | 61% |
Class of 2021 Graduates
Standardized Test
| Group | % Tested |
SAT Avg |
ACT Avg |
Abv Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 69.4 | 1059 | 24.5 | 48.9 |
| African American | 72.9 | 978 | 19.3 | 24.8 |
| Hispanic | 63.5 | 1009 | 24.6 | 39.4 |
| White | 74.5 | 1163 | 26 | 71.1 |
| Asian | 70 | 1223 | 28.4 | 92.9 |
| Two or More Races | 45.5 | 1248 | * | 80 |
| Male Students | 65 | 1057 | 23.4 | 48.4 |
| Female Students | 73.8 | 1062 | 25.4 | 49.4 |
| Special Education | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Eco Disadvantaged | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Graduation
| Group | Read Ready |
Math Ready |
Both Ready |
Graduated | GED | Cont. | Dropout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 55.5 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 95 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| African American | 48.4 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 95.1 | n/a | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Hispanic | 45.9 | 30.7 | 28.3 | 94 | 1.6 | n/a | 4.4 |
| White | 70.1 | 62.2 | 60.7 | 95.5 | 1 | n/a | 3.5 |
| Asian | 68.3 | 70.7 | 68.3 | 97.5 | n/a | n/a | 2.5 |
| Two or More Races | 72.7 | 72.7 | 63.6 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Male Students | 51.7 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 93.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Female Students | 59.4 | 45.3 | 43.3 | 96.2 | 0.3 | n/a | 3.5 |
| Special Education | 35.4 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 96 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Eco Disadvantaged | 45 | 29.7 | 27.5 | 94 | 0.9 | n/a | 5.1 |
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