Lamar Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lamar Elementary School serves 265 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 4285th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001697 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 265 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.7% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lamar Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Lamar Elementary School is the 40th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 329; Lamar Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 51 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 15, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 5 has 70% more students than kindergarten (46 against 27). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 265 students, Lamar Elementary School has 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 265 students would have about 17.9 teachers, so Lamar Elementary School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Lamar Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Moreno Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 66 other elementary schools, 24 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.4% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 46 |
| Grade 4 | 37 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1440 E Cliff Dr., El Paso, TX 79902
Phone: (915)351-3200
Website: lamar.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lamar Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 304 | 10.4 | 87.8% |
| Moreno Montessori | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 112 | 18.7 | 51.8% |
| Douglass Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 451 | 14.9 | 95.8% |
| Mesita Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 916 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
| La Fe Preparatory School | La Fe Preparatory School | 1.6 mi | 195 | 15 | 100% |
| Hart Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 343 | 12.9 | 95.6% |
| Aoy Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 315 | 12.4 | 94.9% |
| Crockett Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 86.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.