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Lamar High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3325 Westheimer Rd

Houston TX, 77098, Harris County

Phone: 713-522-5960

Ranking:

(402 out of 1,337, top 30%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Houston Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	149		144		139		160		163		164		161
Total Students:	3,225		3,269		3,371		3,268		3,003		3,013		3,289
Grade 9:	819	25.4%	767	23.5%	1,033	30.6%	1,062	32.5%	891	29.7%	681	22.6%	883	26.8%
Grade 10:	725	22.5%	898	27.5%	962	28.5%	820	25.1%	670	22.3%	789	26.2%	703	21.4%
Grade 11:	835	25.9%	895	27.4%	779	23.1%	622	19.0%	792	26.4%	674	22.4%	920	28.0%
Grade 12:	846	26.2%	709	21.7%	597	17.7%	764	23.4%	650	21.6%	869	28.8%	783	23.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,604	49.7%	1,601	49.0%	1,649	48.9%	1,558	47.7%	1,431	47.7%	1,420	47.1%	1,563	47.5%
Female:	1,621	50.3%	1,668	51.0%	1,722	51.1%	1,710	52.3%	1,564	52.1%	1,585	52.6%	1,722	52.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.2%	8	0.2%	6	0.2%	9	0.3%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	8	0.2%
Asian:	132	4.1%	115	3.5%	120	3.6%	67	2.1%	143	4.8%	156	5.2%	146	4.4%
Hispanic:	1,225	38.0%	1,225	37.5%	1,233	36.6%	1,157	35.4%	1,040	34.6%	1,024	34.0%	1,069	32.5%
Black:	936	29.0%	935	28.6%	968	28.7%	896	27.4%	811	27.0%	814	27.0%	954	29.0%
White:	866	26.9%	914	28.0%	954	28.3%	1,030	31.5%	1,008	33.6%	1,018	33.8%	1,112	33.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	0.2%	21	0.6%	46	1.4%	81	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	55	1.7%	51	1.6%	44	1.3%	28	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,210	37.5%	1,206	36.9%	856	25.4%	889	27.2%	824	27.4%	827	27.4%	892	27.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	347	10.8%	316	9.7%	303	9.0%	291	8.9%	339	11.3%	385	12.8%	369	11.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.63		22.69		24.33		20.46		18.44		18.40		20.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	79%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	75%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	94%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	82%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	76%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	84%	59%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	59%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	74%	47%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	69%	42%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	71%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	67%	45%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	96%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	96%	82%	86%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	80%	70%	73%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	93%	73%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	90%	71%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	85%	62%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	50%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	54%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	82%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	85%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70%	55%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	49%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	37%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	45%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	46%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	55%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	74%	55%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80%	66%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	70%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	80%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	74%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	74%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	80%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	63%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	96%	88%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	44%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	43%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	48%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	78%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	80%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,864.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,085.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,014.0

* Lamar High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.