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 LAMAR
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The Lamar School District
encompasses over
300 square miles of Eastern Johnson County and a
small portion of Western Pope County . The school
is located approximately 1 ½ miles off of
I-40 in Lamar Arkansas. Superintendent Roy Hester
and staff serve over 1,100 student’s kindergarten
through twelfth grade. The district also houses
the “Totem Pole” daycare on campus for
children from infant to school age. Lamar also has
an approved ABC preschool program on campus as well.
Lamar students score above the state average on
all of its benchmark and end-of-course standardized
tests. In the fall of 2009, Lamar Elementary was
awarded a grant and was recognized by the Arkansas
Department of Education for achieving a level of
excellence in test score improvement from 2007 to
2008. Lamar High School FFA chapter has received
the title of top chapter in the state for the years
2005-06 and 2006-07. Approximately ¼ of the
certified faculty are graduates of Lamar High School
, finished their degrees and have returned to their
alma mater to teach. Lamar School District is an
outstanding school that takes pride in educating
today’s young people for tomorrow’s world.
Web Site: http://www.lamarwarriors.org
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Lamar School District #39
Mr. Roy Hester, Superintendent
301 Elberta
Lamar, AR 72846
(479) 885-3907
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Lamar Elementary School
Pam Terry, Principal
301 Elberta
Lamar, AR 72846
(479) 885-3363
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Lamar Middle School
Johnna Kenner, Principal
301 Elberta
Lamar, AR 72846
(479) 885-6511
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Lamar High School
Mitch Harris, Principal
301 Elberta
Lamar, AR 72846
(479) 885-3344
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Lamar
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District
Rating
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State
Accredited
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Size
of District
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300
Miles
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Enrollment
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1,147
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School
Year
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9
Months
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Operating
Cost/Pupil
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$7,780
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Teacher/Pupil
Ratio
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1:15
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Completely
Cerfified
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99%
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Masters
Degree
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34.4
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2007-2008
Report Card
http://normessasweb.uark.edu/schoolperformance/index.html
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Indicator
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Lamar
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State
Avg.
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Dropout
Rate (7-12)
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4.5%
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3.3%
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Attendance
Rate
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93.4%
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94.3%
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Completion
Rate (9-12)
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83.1%
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68.2%
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Avg.
Teacher's Salary
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$41,943
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$45,393
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Public
College Remediation
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46.9%
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46.3%
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Advance
Placement Courses (AP)
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Lamar
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Number
of students taking AP
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24
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| Number
of AP Exams Taken |
26
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| Number
of exams scored 3,4 or 5 |
9
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Lamar
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State
Avg.
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ACT
Summary
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English
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19.3
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20.7
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Math
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20.8
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14.2
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| Comp. |
21.1
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20.3
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| Science |
21.9
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21.5
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Reading
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23.2
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22.03
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