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Best Elementary Schools
in LAMAR CISD

This page covers 28 elementary schools in LAMAR CISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 28
1
rank
BESS CAMPBELL EL
Grades KG–05454 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
2
rank
SUSANNA DICKINSON EL
Grades PK–05547 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
3
rank
KATHLEEN JOERGER LINDSEY EL
Grades PK–051,131 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
4
rank
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL
Grades PK–05554 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
WILLIAM VELASQUEZ
Grades PK–05497 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
DON CARTER EL
Grades PK–05913 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
7
rank
JACKSON EL
Grades KG–05293 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
8
rank
HUGGINS EL
Grades PK–05893 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
9
rank
STEPHEN F AUSTIN EL
Grades PK–05652 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
CORA THOMAS EL
Grades PK–05601 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,321
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
18 more elementary schools in LAMAR CISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
44
Total Schools
62
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
BESS CAMPBELL EL
Score: 62/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.