| Lamar Middle School (Austin, Texas) | |
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| Address | |
| 6201 Wynona Austin, Texas |
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| Information | |
| School type | Middle School |
| Principal | George Llewellyn[1] |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| Area | Austin, Texas |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gray |
| Mascot | Scottie |
| Website | http://www.lamarmiddleschool.org |
Lamar Middle School is a middle school in north central Austin, Texas. Lamar is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen middle schools.
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The campus opened under the name Lamar Junior High School in 1955.[2] The school is named after Mirabeau B. Lamar, a hero of the Texas Revolution and second president of the Republic of Texas.
Per Texas Education Agency data, 660 students attended Lamar in the 2009-2010 school year. Boys (52%) slightly predominated over girls (48%). By ethnicity, 45.4% were Hispanic, 38.7% white, and 12.4% African American. The 6th grade intake was less than in previous years, at 174 students, of whom 46% were white, 44% Hispanic and 9.7% African American. [3].
The school's ethnic breakdown differed from the ethnic breakdown of the surrounding Allandale and Brentwood neighborhoods. Both neighborhoods are in the 78757 zip code area, which is 63.2% white and 19.6% Hispanic. [4]. Austin ISD data for 2009-2010 showed 633 students attending. Of these, 297 lived within 2 miles of the school.
The school received an academically acceptable rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2010. [5]
In 2010, the Lamar school administration and PTA supported an initiative to designate Lamar as a Fine Arts Academy. [6] Lamar Middle School has been recognized as a Fine Arts Academy by the Austin ISD, and will begin offering an accelerated fine arts curriculum in the 2012/2013 school year.[7]
The Lamar PTA organized a Safe Routes to School program in 2009 to encourage walking and biking to the school. The SRTS committee completed a five-year plan for 2010-2014 in October 2010, which seeks to increase the number of children who walk or bike from 18% to 33% during that time. [8] In October 2010, Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin and surrounding residents implemented part of the SRTS plan by planting a grove of trees to cool a sidewalk near the intersection of Burnet Rd and 2222. [9]
LamarFest is a carnival event held each November at Lamar to encourage community involvement in the school. The event is generally announced on neighborhood listservs and in neighborhood publications like the Allandale Reporter
Lamar's feeder pattern for the 2010-2011 school year is:
Students from Lamar generally go on to attend McCallum High School.