Lamar High School

do not ever send your child to this school if you want the best for them. i highly feel bad for the students who attend lamar high school. the classrooms are so crowded there are about 45-50 students in each class!!! my son had to sit on the floor in 3 of his classes. the only good high schools that aren't ghetto in HISD are bellaire high school and carnegie vanguard high school. i live in the montrose area and am now transferring my child to bellaire. he loves it! do not let your child attend this terrible school.. SO ghetto too. terrible environment. not happy.
--Submitted by a parent

I have attend Lamar High school for 4 years, I have to say that the school offers very good education however, the administration is terrible. There are so many rules imposed by the administration on the teachers that in many instants it prevent teachers from doing there jobs. I took IB classes through out the 4 years, and the school main focus was not the students but the way the school looked, nonetheless there was a horrible money management and there were a lot of issues that causes many good students to lose track. I do however have huge respect for many of the teachers there, because they are truly great I was very involved with the school's clubs and such however school does not offer the students the necessary support to rise to success.
--Submitted by a student

Lamar is ridiculous. They're overcrowded, with almost 50 kids in every class. In some cases, there are even students sitting on the floor or windowsill. If you're placed in the wrong class, you might as well give up on trying to get switched out of it. The administration is very messy and it's easy to fall through the cracks. I'm a sophomore there, and I'm eager to leave as soon as possible.
--Submitted by a student

LAMAR IS A HORRIBLE SCHOOL. Everyone is so caught up in their cliques it makes it hard to make friends if you don't know anybody. The teachers are great are a lot better than the students!
--Submitted by a student

I called Lamar school because I was considering moving to that area and having my boys attend that school. The lady that answered the phone made me believe every bad review they have received. She was rude and mean sounding. I would not consider...

Principal is autocratic and puts up walls to boot. many instances of parents not receiving basic assistance from principal, students needs ignored and teachers under thumb of principal. My daughter was IB and received mostly good classes to a very high level and a couple of awesome teachers but found IB paperwork and process onerous and not value-added. Great kids though -- diverse intelligent --and despite all odds they did end up and some very well-respected colleges/ univ. Jan Forney
--Submitted by a parent

Lamar is a large, public inner city school in Houston, Texas. They have 4000 students, but do an amazing job in getting many of them involved in the International Baccalaureate program.
--Submitted by a parent

I was extremely happy with my experience at Lamar in every way. I was in all IB classes and was very happy academically. I was accepted at Duke and have performed well there. I attended private school at St. John's prior to Lamar and was nervous about switching. In addition, I was happy at Lamar socially and enjoyed the fact that all types of people (preps, hippies, etc) seemed to find a great group of friends there. The only negative comment I can make is that it might not be the best for kids who aren't self-motivated. Lamar is a large school with many distractions, and the IB program is very demanding.
--Submitted by a student

Lamar is probably the best public school (aside from Carnegie) in Houston, but that's not saying much. If you're not in IB, you might as well be anywhere else. I took almost all IB classes and was always shocked by the difference in quality (of teachers and students) in the regular classes. But even a good deal of the IB teachers were really bad and apathetic. Also, the administration is a lesson in chaotic bureaucracy. By my senior year, I was sneaking out early and skipping classes almost every day. I never got caught.
--Submitted by a student

is a great 5 star school it is challenging but gets you ready 4 LIFE the real world
--Submitted by a student