Lamar High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Lamar High School serves 2,968 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 85th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 150.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002512 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,968 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.7 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.2% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Texas high 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 High School in context
Size
Lamar High School is the 2nd largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 2,968 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 479; Lamar High School is larger than most of them.
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 12 with 767 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 717, against an average of 742 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 725 in grade 9 and 767 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 40.7% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 30.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 150.76 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,968 students, Lamar High School has 19.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,968 students would have about 212 teachers, so Lamar High School has 61.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Lamar High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Challenge Early College High School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 83 other high schools, 26 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 | 40.7% |
| Black | 30.9% |
| White | 19.8% |
| Asian | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 725 |
| Grade 10 | 717 |
| Grade 11 | 759 |
| Grade 12 | 767 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3325 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098
Phone: (713)522-5960
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lamar High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Early College High School | Houston ISD | 2.3 mi | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
| Debakey H S for Health Prof | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 929 | 17.4 | 39.8% |
| Carnegie Vanguard High School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 855 | 22.8 | 32.5% |
| Hcc Life Skills Program | Houston ISD | 3.0 mi | 69 | 11.5 | 82.6% |
| Young Women's College Prep Academy | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 494 | 18.4 | 58.7% |
| Liberty High School | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 352 | 23.5 | 100% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 72 | 10.5 | 90.3% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 473 | 22.5 | 59.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.