Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: B

Total students

721

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Irving ISD: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Irving ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Lamar Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Irving, TX, in the Irving ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 721 students. 65.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 50.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,705, which is $5,818 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.irvingisd.net

Address

219 Crandall Rd
Irving, TX 75060-2297

Office phone number

(972) 600-4400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lamar Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

721

African American

40 (5.5%)

Irving ISD: 13%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

36 (5%)

Irving ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1%)

Irving ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

552 (76.6%)

Irving ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

77 (10.7%)

Irving ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (1.2%)

Irving ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.5%

American Indian

5.0%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

76.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

10.7%

Two or more races

1.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

65.5 %

Irving ISD: 67.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

82 %

Irving ISD: 86.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

49.7 %

Irving ISD: 48.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

49.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

50.2 %

Irving ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

18.6 %

Irving ISD: 14%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.7 %

Irving ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

50.2%

Gifted and talented

18.6%

Special education

10.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Irving ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6 %

Irving ISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

2 %

Irving ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Irving ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Irving ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

6.3 %

Irving ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Irving ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9 %

Irving ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Irving ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

54.7

African American

8.8 (16.2%)

Irving ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.7%)

Irving ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.7 (19.6%)

Irving ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.1 (55.1%)

Irving ISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (5.5%)

Irving ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37.7 (69%)

Irving ISD: 66.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

16 (29.3%)

Irving ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.9 (1.7%)

Irving ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.2

Irving ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Irving ISD: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,705

Irving ISD: $64,815

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,577

Irving ISD: $56,335

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,612

Irving ISD: $60,930

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,250

Irving ISD: $65,688

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$68,619

Irving ISD: $67,793

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,261

Irving ISD: $72,750

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$79,836

Irving ISD: $81,039

Statewide: $71,111

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