Lamar Academy

  • High school in McAllen ISD
  • Mcallen, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Total students

99

Avg. teacher experience

13.9 years

McAllen ISD: 13.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

McAllen ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lamar Academy is a high school in Mcallen, TX, in the McAllen ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 99 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Lamar Academy was 825 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.8.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,141, which is $2,333 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.9 years of experience.

Take our public schools explorer survey
Click or tap the map to enable panning and zooming.

Contact information

Website

lamar.mcallenisd.org

Address

1009 N 10th St
Mcallen, TX 78501-6986

Office phone number

(956) 632-3222

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lamar Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

99

African American

1 (1%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

93 (93.9%)

McAllen ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (4%)

McAllen ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (1%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

93.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.0%

Two or more races

1.0%

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

100 %

McAllen ISD: 57.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

90.9 %

McAllen ISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

46.5 %

McAllen ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

46.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

46.5 %

McAllen ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

McAllen ISD: 14%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

5.1 %

McAllen ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

46.5%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

5.1%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

McAllen ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

McAllen ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

McAllen ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

N/A

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

80.7 %

McAllen ISD: 22%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

McAllen ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

82.7 %

McAllen ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

42.9 %

McAllen ISD: 21%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

15.7 %

McAllen ISD: 40.5%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

N/A

McAllen ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

16.3 %

McAllen ISD: 39.5%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

Masked

McAllen ISD: 47%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 75%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

35.3 %

McAllen ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

McAllen ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

35.3 %

McAllen ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

McAllen ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

825

McAllen ISD: 947

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

16.8

McAllen ISD: 21.4

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

75.3 %

McAllen ISD: 63.4%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

91.8 %

McAllen ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

71.8 %

McAllen ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

75.3%

Math

91.8%

Reading + Math

71.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

19.2

African American

0.2 (0.8%)

McAllen ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

18.1 (94.7%)

McAllen ISD: 88.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0.9 (4.5%)

McAllen ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.7 (3.6%)

McAllen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

15.5 (80.8%)

McAllen ISD: 77.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (15.6%)

McAllen ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

5.2

McAllen ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

13.9 years

McAllen ISD: 13.7 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

$60,141

McAllen ISD: $59,544

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

McAllen ISD: $48,773

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,613

McAllen ISD: $54,018

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,913

McAllen ISD: $56,353

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,291

McAllen ISD: $60,503

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,338

McAllen ISD: $66,002

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,434

McAllen ISD: $73,100

Statewide: $74,014

Latest public education stories in The Texas Tribune