Lamar High School

3325 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098 | (713) 522-5960

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 3,003

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 3,003 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 382nd out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Dr James A Mcswain
Fax: (713) 535-3769
Website: www.houstonisd.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Houston Independent School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,604
Graduation Rate: 56.6%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 16.9
Enrolled Students: 202,773

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 3,003
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 162.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,435 (47.8%)
Females: 1,568 (52.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 339 (11.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 824 (27.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,163 (38.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Lamar High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.03%
Black	811	27.0%
Asian	143	4.8%
Hispanic	1,040	34.6%
White	1,008	33.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	891	29.7%
10th Grade	670	22.3%
11th Grade	792	26.4%
12th Grade	650	21.6%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

70.0%

District:

56.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

70.0%

District:

40.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

88.4%

District:

70.0%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

5.1%

District:

15.8%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$83,527

District:

$78,780

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$53,360

District:

$52,535

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$45,366

District:

$45,070

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$44,948

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$50,295

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$54,613

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$65,005

State:

$58,427

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

13.8

District:

11.8

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

26.4%

District:

30.1%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

22.4%

District:

21.1%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

18.4%

District:

21.6%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

27.0%

District:

21.1%

State:

18.3%

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on May 15, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I went to Lamar for only 6 months in 2000-2001.My name is Deanna Carranza and I was in the 9th grade at the time.How do I get whatever transcrips I have there? Please either email me back or if you could send them to 7706 Hiawatha Dr. Houston Tx. 77036.Thank you.

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