Lamar H S
Houston, TX · High School · Grades 9-12
Lamar H S is a high school in Houston, TX with 3,125 students enrolled and a 51% proficiency rate. Part of Houston Isd. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Lamar H S is a high school located in Houston, Texas. The school serves 3,125 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 51% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 70% graduation rate.
49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lamar H S is part of the Houston Isd in Texas. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Lamar H S has 3,125 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Houston Isd (696 students). Its 51% proficiency rate is 15 percentage points above the district average of 36%. Compared to the Texas state average of 44%, the school performs 8 points higher. The 22.0:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lamar H S has 3,125 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 51% of students at Lamar H S meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Lamar H S has a 70% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Lamar H S is part of the Houston Isd in Houston, Texas. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.