Lamar H S

Arlington Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Lamar H S enrolled 2,457 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 85.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 14% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Lamar H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 14% in TX-7.0 vs TX
Lamar H S 82.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 23% in TX+16.8 vs TX
Lamar H S 91.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 13% in TX-13.7 vs TX
Lamar H S 30.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 36% in TX+11.4 vs TX
Lamar H S 92.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 31% in TX-7.6 vs TX
Lamar H S 6.9%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 5% in TX-20.2 vs TX
Lamar H S 5.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 20% in TX-12.8 vs TX
Lamar H S 42.3%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course42 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 362 · White: 75
Take an AP/IB exam22 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 356 · White: 60
Pass an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 79 · White: 47

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

60708090201220152018202120249083

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320249275

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

2030405020162018202020224531

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

6080100201220152018202120249381

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

051015202520122015201820212024157

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434408

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

161820201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1516171819201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

01020304020172019202220242025266

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254939

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

2530354045201720192022202420254436

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

30405060201420172020202320245542

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040502015201720192021202320244135

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

510152025201220152018202120242217

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0204060201220152018202120243618

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336821

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202485.9%82.8%84.6%93.3%85.1%
College/career/military ready202493.4%91.9%93.4%96.6%92.1%
Algebra I proficiency20259.1%5.8%8.7%23.7%8.6%
Biology proficiency202543.3%38.7%41.8%66.7%39.4%
English II proficiency202538.7%35.8%31.3%73.3%32.3%
Advanced course completion202450.8%42.3%47.4%75.2%46.6%
Took an AP/IB course202452.2%41%49.8%74.7%45.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202432.9%22.2%30%60.1%25.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202436.7%17.7%36%46.9%29.2%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).