Lamar High School (Houston)

Lamar High School
Lamar High School
Address
Map
3325 Westheimer Road

,
77098

United States
Coordinates29°44′27″N 95°25′36″W / 29.74074°N 95.42655°W / 29.74074; -95.42655
Information
TypePublic
MottoFrench: Va t'en aux étoiles
(Reach for the Stars)
Established1936
School districtHouston Independent School District (Houston ISD)
PrincipalRita Graves
Teaching staff142.78 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment3,125 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.89[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Red, Blue, White
     
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League (UIL)
MascotTexans[2]
NewspaperLamar Life
YearbookOrenda
Communities servedWest University Place, most of Southside Place, various neighborhoods in Houston
Wisdom zone w/ Lamar option: Parts of Houston, small sections of Hunters Creek Village and Piney Point Village
Feeder schools
WebsiteLamar's Home Page

Lamar High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Lamar High School, was established in 1936 in memory of Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), a leader in the Texas Revolution and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar has a four-year program, serving grades 9 through 12.

The school is located in the Upper Kirby district,[3] serving the Houston neighborhoods of River Oaks and Montrose, the incorporated city of West University Place, a portion of the city of Southside Place, and other Houston subdivisions. Lamar offers neighborhood, Advanced Placement, and IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate) programs. It also hosts a business magnet program offering business management courses that works in conjuncture with the Houston business community to provide internships and university scholarships.[4] Lamar's IB Diploma programs is one of six in HISD,[5] and consistently graduates the largest number of IB Diploma diploma candidates in Texas.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "LAMAR H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Four Houston schools get new, non-offensive mascots," Houston Chronicle, April 15, 2014
  3. ^ "Harris County Improvement District #3 Archived October 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
  4. ^ "Extra effort in classroom pays off," Houston Chronicle, January 3, 2007
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS". Houston Independent School District. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School," International Baccalaureate Organization