Lamar Middle School (Flower Mound, Texas)

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Lamar Middle School
Location
4000 Timber Creek Road
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
Information
School district Lewisville Independent School District
Principal Mr. Mike Fields
Students 815
Faculty 61
Type Public
Grades 6-8
Motto Excellence Without Exception
Mascot Longhorns
Color(s) Red, Black, and White
Established 1987
Information (469) 713-5971
Student/Teacher ratio 22
County Denton
Homepage http://www.lisd.net/schools/lamar/

Lamar Middle School, named after Mirabeau B. Lamar, was founded in 1987. It is affiliated with the Lewisville Independent School district and houses grades six through eight. Prairie Trail Elementary School and Timber Creek Elementary School feed into Lamar, and Lamar feeds into Edward S. Marcus High School. Sports at Lamar include Football, Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field for boys as well as Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field for girls. The ethnic breakdown of Lamar is 80% white, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, and 6% other. Lamar is located on Timber Creek Road in Flower Mound across from Hilltop Park. The campus includes a football field with a track as well as gymnasium, cafeteria, and technology classrooms.

[edit] Distinguished Programs

Lewisville Independent School District lists the following Lamar programs as outstanding:

  • Learning Enrichment Academic Program (LEAP)
  • Special Education classes
  • Dyslexia Program
  • Tutorial Program
  • At-Risk Support Groups
  • Astronomy Club
  • Math Club
  • Chess Club
  • Outdoor Trails
  • Advanced Computer Applications
  • SAT Improvement Project
  • S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
  • Student Mentoring Program
  • Advisory Program
  • Athletics Program

[edit] Accolades

Lamar Middle School has received the following accolades from the Texas Education Agency (TEA):

  • TEA Rating of Exemplary
  • Reading/ELA Gold Performance Acknowledgement
  • Mathematics Gold Performance Acknowledgement
  • Social Studies Gold Performance Acknowledgement
  • Writing Gold Performance Acknowledgement

[edit] References

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