Lamar Middle School (Flower Mound, Texas)

Infobox_School
name =Lamar Middle School
motto =Excellence Without Exception
established =1987
type =Public
affiliation =
district =Lewisville Independent School District
grades =6-8
president =
principal =Mr. Mike Fields
head of school =
dean =
faculty =61
staff =
students =815
enrollment =
athletics =
conference =
colors =Red, Black, and White
mascot =Longhorns
free_label =Student/Teacher ratio
free_text =22
free_label2 =County
free_text2 =Denton
location =4000 Timber Creek Road
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
information =[phone]
website =http://www.lisd.net/schools/lamar/

Lamar Middle School, named after Mirabeau B. Lamar, was founded in 1987. It is affiliated with the Lewisville Independent School district and houses grades six through eight. Prairie Trail Elementary School and Timber Creek Elementary School feed into Lamar, and Lamar feeds into Edward S. Marcus High School. Sports at Lamar include Football, Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field for boys as well as Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field for girls. The ethnic breakdown of Lamar is 80% white, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, and 6% other. Lamar is located on Timber Creek Road in Flower Mound across from Hilltop Park. The campus includes a football field with a track as well as gymnasium, cafeteria, and technology classrooms.

Distinguished Programs

Lewisville Independent School District lists the following Lamar programs as outstanding:
*Learning Enrichment Academic Program (LEAP)
*Special Education classes
*Dyslexia Program
*Tutorial Program
*At-Risk Support Groups
*Chess Club
*Outdoor Trails
*SAT Improvement Project
*Student Mentoring Program
*Advisory Program
*Athletics Program

Accolades

Lamar Middle School has received the following accolades from the Texas Education Agency (TEA):
*TEA Rating of Exemplary
*Reading/ELA Gold Performance Acknowledgement
*Mathematics Gold Performance Acknowledgement
*Social Studies Gold Performance Acknowledgement
*Writing Gold Performance Acknowledgement

References

[http://www.lisd.net/schools/lamar/ Lamar Middle School]