Lamar High School

3325 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098View on map

Public
Houston
2,968 students

Year

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M

6.3%of trackable graduates

6.3% of the class of 2024's trackable graduates enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M the following fall.

Class of 2024: 601 of 757 graduates could be tracked

County median 0.0%

Shares are of trackable graduates: graduates the state could look up in its college records (those with a usable ID), whether or not they enrolled.

Where graduates enrolled

The class of 2024 in Texas colleges the following fall. Shares are of the 601 trackable graduates.

College	Students	Share
Houston Community College Public 2-year	94	16%
University of Houston Public 4-year	50	8.3%
UT Austin Public 4-year	21	3.5%
Texas A&M Public 4-year	17	2.8%
Texas State Public 4-year	17	2.8%
University of Houston–Downtown Public 4-year	14	2.3%
Texas Southern University Public 4-year	12	2.0%
Blinn College Public 2-year	10	1.7%
Texas Tech Public 4-year	10	1.7%
San Jacinto College Public 2-year	8	1.3%
Prairie View A&M University Public 4-year	7	1.2%
University of St. Thomas Private 4-year	7	1.2%
Sam Houston State University Public 4-year	5	0.8%
Stephen F. Austin State Public 4-year	5	0.8%
Trinity University Private 4-year	5	0.8%
Other 4-year colleges (23) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	34	5.7%
Other 2-year colleges (4) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	5	0.8%
Not trackable Graduates the state could not look up in its college records (no usable ID); not counted in the shares	156	—
Not found Not found in a Texas college that fall: for example, at a college outside Texas, or not enrolled	280	47%

College types (2-year, 4-year, public, private) are assigned by WhoGotIn from federal (IPEDS) and state (THECB) records; a few were classified by hand. See Methodology.

Academic context

From Texas's published school reports and federal school data; each figure shows its year. Ticks mark the county median.

Economically disadvantaged students
50%
2023–24 school year
County median 82%
STAAR English II: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
62%
2023–24 school year
County median 58%
STAAR Biology: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
57%
2023–24 school year
County median 52%
STAAR U.S. History: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
68%
2023–24 school year
County median 68%
SAT average (total)
990
Class of 2024 · 92% of graduates took it
County median 937
ACT average (composite)
24.9
Class of 2024 · 11% of graduates took it
County median 20.1

Advanced Placement

57%

of students who took an AP exam scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

30 students took at least one AP exam

2024–25 school year · Texas Education Agency

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M, by class

Earlier classes, with every college and its counts, are in the full report.

Where every school lands

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Across Texas