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Lamar School District RE-2

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Lamar School District RE-2 is located in east Colorado. Lamar School District RE-2 has 685.46 square miles of land area and 2.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lamar School District RE-2 population is 9,183. Lamar School District RE-2 median household income is $34,322 in 2010-2014. Lamar School District RE-2 median house value is $89,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Lamar School District RE-2 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (108 out of 154, bottom 30%) Elementary/Middle School: (106 out of 156, bottom 32%)* Rank: #134
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	9,183 (2010-2014), rank #60
Population Growth	-3.73% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	13.34/sq mi, rank #76
Median Household Income:	$34,322 at 2010-2014—-3.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #163
Median House Price:	$89,300 at 2010-2014—15.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #160
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	685.46 sq mi, rank #50
Water Area:	2.88 sq mi (0.42%), rank #41
State:	Colorado
County:	Prowers County
City:	Lamar, Granada, Holly
Zip:	81052, 81041, 81047

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Lamar School District RE-2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

210 West Pearl

Lamar CO, 81052, Prowers County

Phone: 719-336-3251

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,664	1,672	1,667	1,666	1,718	1,686	1,676
English Language Learner Students:	97	80	85	93	95	88	119
Total Teachers:	104.30	104.65	106.47	118.24	119.60	118.30	116.30
Prekindergarten:	3.44	3.88	3.88	3.88	3.88	3.90	3.80
Kindergarten:	8.57	8.38	8.32	9.22	9.28	9.50	9.60
Elementary:	51.43	50.85	50.38	58.82	57.93	57.20	55.50
Secondary:	40.86	41.54	43.89	46.32	48.51	47.70	47.40
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	89.01	81.61	91.92	108.56	112.05	110.50	106.30
Instructional Aides:	34.45	33.40	32.06	41.26	39.65	41.80	43.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.39	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	1.30	1.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.54	6.89	9.00	9.00	9.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.54	6.89	9.00	9.00	9.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.81	0.70	1.90
Library/Media Support:	4.54	3.97	5.28	6.28	5.22	5.40	4.30
District Administrators:	2.99	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	9.01	7.95	9.95	11.13	12.20	11.30	11.10
School Administrators:	5.88	5.88	5.95	6.95	6.95	6.40	7.30
School Administrative Support:	9.24	6.35	9.30	10.27	12.54	10.20	10.60
Student Support Services:	5.35	4.55	4.59	6.01	6.01	6.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	12.16	12.77	13.70	14.46	16.47	17.40	17.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.95	15.98	15.66	14.09	14.36	14.25	14.41

Schools

Alta Vista Charter School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	8785 Cr Ll, Lamar CO 81052
Lamar High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1900 South 11th St, Lamar CO 81052
Lamar Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	104 West Park, Lamar CO 81052
Melvin Hendrickson Development Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	510 Savage Ave, Lamar CO 81052
Parkview Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1105 Parkview, Lamar CO 81052
Washington Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	510 South 9th St, Lamar CO 81052

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	28	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	34	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	21	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	19	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	29	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67.0	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.2	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45.5	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.4	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.1	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54.6	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.0	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.5	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.2	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.0	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32.9	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43.0	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60.4	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.6	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.0	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.1	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49.0	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	51.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50.9	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,185,000	$9,709		$17,976,000	$10,790		$15,357,000	$8,939
Federal:	$1,474,000	$884	9.1%	$2,046,000	$1,228	11.4%	$1,664,000	$969	10.8%
State:	$10,999,000	$6,598	68.0%	$11,900,000	$7,143	66.2%	$9,617,000	$5,598	62.6%
Local:	$3,712,000	$2,227	22.9%	$4,030,000	$2,419	22.4%	$4,076,000	$2,373	26.5%
Total Expenditures:	$15,162,000	$9,095		$17,633,000	$10,584		$14,646,000	$8,525
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,376,000	$6,824		$12,858,000	$7,718		$13,162,000	$7,661
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,277,000	$4,365	64.0%	$8,385,000	$5,033	65.2%	$8,738,000	$5,086	66.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$610,000	$366	5.4%	$766,000	$460	6.0%	$673,000	$392	5.1%
Administration:	$1,387,000	$832	12.2%	$1,529,000	$918	11.9%	$1,519,000	$884	11.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,102,000	$1,261	18.5%	$2,178,000	$1,307	16.9%	$2,232,000	$1,299	17.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,170,000	$1,902		$4,054,000	$2,433		$664,000	$386
Construction:	$2,754,000	$1,652		$3,982,000	$2,390		$306,000	$178
Total Other:	$133,000	$80		$93,000	$56		$143,000	$83
Interest on Debt:	$141,000	$85		$150,000	$90		$157,000	$91

Total Salary:	$7,188,000	$4,312		$8,095,000	$4,859		$8,285,000	$4,822
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,294,000	$3,176	73.7%	$6,064,000	$3,640	74.9%	$6,236,000	$3,630	75.3%
Other Salary:	$1,894,000	$1,136	26.3%	$2,031,000	$1,219	25.1%	$2,049,000	$1,193	24.7%
Total Benefit:	$2,005,000	$1,203		$2,284,000	$1,371		$2,275,000	$1,324
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,473,000	$884	73.5%	$1,714,000	$1,029	75.0%	$1,707,000	$994	75.0%
Other Benefit:	$532,000	$319	26.5%	$570,000	$342	25.0%	$568,000	$331	25.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.0%	60.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.0%	39.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.0%	21.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.0%	22.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.0%	17.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.0%	26.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.0%	12.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,864.0	$36,496.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$27,683.0	$29,205.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$31,276.0	$33,853.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$37,787.0	$37,492.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,387.0	$41,337.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,144.0	$42,392.0

* Lamar School District RE-2 was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.