For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 466 students in Lamar School District No. Re-2. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Colorado.
Public High School in Lamar School District No. Re-2 have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Colorado public high school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Public High School in Lamar School District No. Re-2 have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the Colorado average of 82%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Lamar High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Colorado or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public high school average of 48% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
6 Schools
544 Schools
# Students
1,573 Students
326,839 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
18,189 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
0.51
0.61
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,242 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
10,960 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
927 Students
113,137 Students
% Hispanic Students
59%
35%
# Black Students
10 Students
14,057 Students
% Black Students
1%
4%
# White Students
599 Students
171,040 Students
% White Students
38%
52%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
14,458 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
113
411
# Students in K Grade:
132
3,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
3,492
# Students in 2nd Grade:
81
3,636
# Students in 3rd Grade:
110
3,662
# Students in 4th Grade:
110
3,738
# Students in 5th Grade:
98
3,949
# Students in 6th Grade:
108
6,517
# Students in 7th Grade:
132
8,714
# Students in 8th Grade:
115
9,503
# Students in 9th Grade:
105
71,759
# Students in 10th Grade:
131
69,031
# Students in 11th Grade:
114
67,423
# Students in 12th Grade:
116
71,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,673 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,247. The school district revenue/student has declined by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,669 is less than the state median of $15,560. The school district spending/student has declined by 32% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,673
$15,247
Spending / Student
$9,669
$15,560
Best Lamar School District No. Re-2 Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lamar High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1900 South 11th Street
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-3488
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-3488
Grades: 9-12
| 466 students
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