For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 325 students in Lamar School District No. Re-2. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Lamar School District No. Re-2 have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
6 Schools
670 Schools
# Students
1,522 Students
304,312 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
18,906 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lamar School District No. Re-2, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#122 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)10-14%
29%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.62
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,787 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
11,278 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
922 Students
108,446 Students
% Hispanic Students
61%
36%
# Black Students
8 Students
14,433 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
561 Students
152,186 Students
% White Students
37%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
957 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
23 Students
15,254 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
125
2,788
# Students in K Grade:
92
12,020
# Students in 1st Grade:
127
12,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
103
12,392
# Students in 3rd Grade:
76
12,541
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
12,850
# Students in 5th Grade:
107
13,791
# Students in 6th Grade:
96
57,527
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
64,281
# Students in 8th Grade:
132
66,584
# Students in 9th Grade:
113
9,521
# Students in 10th Grade:
100
8,922
# Students in 11th Grade:
119
8,461
# Students in 12th Grade:
113
9,819
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,030 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,418. The school district revenue/student has declined by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,993 is less than the state median of $15,735. The school district spending/student has declined by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,030
$15,418
Spending / Student
$9,993
$15,735
Best Lamar School District No. Re-2 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lamar Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
104 West Park
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-7436
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-7436
Grades: 6-8
| 325 students
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