Lamar High School (Houston)

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Lamar High School
Address
3325 Westheimer Road Houston , Texas 77098 United States
Coordinates	29°44′27″N 95°25′36″W / 29.74074°N 95.42655°W / 29.74074; -95.42655
Information
Type	Public
Motto	French: Va t'en aux étoiles (Reach for the Stars)
Established	1936
School district	Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD)
Principal	Rita Graves
Teaching staff	142.78 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,125 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.89[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Red, Blue, White
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League (UIL)
Mascot	Texans[2]
Newspaper	Lamar Life
Yearbook	Orenda
Communities served	West 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	Baker Montessori School (K-8) Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (K-8) Wharton Dual Language Academy (K-8) Lanier Middle School Pershing Middle School Poe Elementary School River Oaks Elementary School Others listed below
Website	Lamar'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]