Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)

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Lamar High School
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Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
1400 West Lamar Boulevard

Arlington
,
Texas
76012

United States
Coordinates 32°45′50″N97°07′33″W / 32.76396°N 97.1259°W / 32.76396; -97.1259
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Type Public School
Established1970
School district Arlington Independent School District
PrincipalLesley Maroney
Teaching staff167.39 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,479 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.81 [1]
Color(s)   Blue and Gold
Athletics UIL District 4-6a
MascotViking
Nickname Viking
Rival Arlington High School
YearbookValhalla
Website www.aisd.net/lamar-high-school/
Lamar High School Cheerleaders in the 2021 Arlington Independence Day Parade 2021 Arlington Independence Day Parade 132 (Lamar High School Cheerleaders).jpg
Lamar High School Cheerleaders in the 2021 Arlington Independence Day Parade

Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and serves grades 9 through 12 in the Arlington Independent School District.

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History

Lamar opened in 1970 as Arlington Independent School District's third high school. Lamar relieved Arlington High School and Sam Houston High School. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News Said that Lamar's effect on Sam Houston was "minimal" because there were very few housing units located north of Division and east of Collins. [2] Brown said that "[t]he effect on Arlington High School was huge" since the housing in the Arlington zone north to Division had been moved to Lamar. 12th-grade students that had been zoned out of Arlington High School continued to attend Arlington High School, despite being in the Lamar zone. [2]

In 1982, Martin High School Opened. Brown said that Sam Houston and Lamar were "relatively unaffected" by the opening of Martin, located in southwest Arlington. [2]

Feeder patterns

Ellis, Larson, Peach, Sherrod, and Webb Elementaries feed into Nichols Jr. High. Butler, Pope, Speer, and Wimbish Elementaries feed into Shackelford Jr. High. Nichols and Shackelford Jr. Highs feed into Lamar.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for LAMAR H S". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News . Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Martindale, David. "Arlington Lamar grad Billy Miller makes a name for himself on Y&R" Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine . Fort Worth Star Telegram. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mark Shelton". The Texas Tribune . Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Red Raider Sports - LubbockOnline.com Don Williams - Keep your eye on number nine on Saturday".
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