Lamar Elementary School
- Elementary school in Denison ISD
- Denison, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Total students
468
Avg. teacher experience
14.1 years
Denison ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Denison ISD: 95.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Lamar Elementary School is an elementary school in Denison, TX, in the Denison ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 468 students. 43.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,402, which is $4,072 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
1000 S Fifth AveDenison, TX 75020-4910
Office phone number
Principal
- Emily Barnett
- gjackson@denisonisd.net
- (903) 462-7400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Lamar Elementary 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
468
African American
39 (8.3%)
Denison ISD: 8.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
9 (1.9%)
Denison ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
112 (23.9%)
Denison ISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
250 (53.4%)
Denison ISD: 52.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
58 (12.4%)
Denison ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
43.6 %
Denison ISD: 44.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
76.5 %
Denison ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
3.4 %
Denison ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
3 %
Denison ISD: 10%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.1 %
Denison ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
15 %
Denison ISD: 17%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison 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.
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
20.4 %
Denison ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
34.6 %
Denison ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Denison ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Denison ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
19.8 %
Denison ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
19.7 %
Denison ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
17.9 %
Denison ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 18.7%
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
32.8
African American
1 (3%)
Denison ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (9.1%)
Denison ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
27.8 (84.8%)
Denison ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3%)
Denison ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (3%)
Denison ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
26.6 (81.2%)
Denison ISD: 73.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5.2 (15.8%)
Denison ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.2%
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
14.3
Denison ISD: 13.4
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
14.1 years
Denison ISD: 11.1 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
$58,402
Denison ISD: $57,754
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$54,304
Denison ISD: $53,487
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,057
Denison ISD: $55,290
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,356
Denison ISD: $56,252
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,452
Denison ISD: $57,838
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,116
Denison ISD: $63,581
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$65,964
Denison ISD: $69,834
Statewide: $74,014