Lamar Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Lamar Middle School serves 1,109 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 188th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 63.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000326 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,109 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.2% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Lamar Middle School is the 5th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 1,109 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 507 students, so Lamar Middle 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 8 with 399 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 347, against an average of 370 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (399 against 363). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 59.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
22.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lamar Middle School has 63.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,109 students would have about 77 teachers, so Lamar Middle School has 13.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Murchison Middle School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 59.9% |
| Hispanic | 29.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
54.9% of students are girls and 45.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 363 |
| Grade 7 | 347 |
| Grade 8 | 399 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6201 Wynona St, Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512)414-3217
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lamar Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,209 | 18.2 | 26.8% |
| Webb Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 502 | 11.6 | 98% |
| Burnet Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 821 | 14.4 | 92.4% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.2 mi | 465 | 22 | 94.2% |
| Dobie Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 512 | 14.2 | 93.4% |
| Sadler Means Ywla | Austin ISD | 3.9 mi | 278 | 9.7 | 80.9% |
| General Marshall Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.9 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 64% |
| Austin Achieve Middle School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 669 | 21.3 | 90% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.