Campus History

Lamar Elementary School was built in 1953 when Knox Kinard was Superintendent of Schools and H.R. Thompson was the Board of Trustees president. The building was named for Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar, a Texas hero who is known as the Father of Texas Education.The elementary school is located at 1234 S. Nelson in Pampa, TX. on the southern borders of the city. It serves about 430 children in pre-school through grade 5. It is the only elementary school in the Pampa district that offers the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities, Heat Start classes, and pre-school classes. The school also has a vital parent program that includes parenting classes, as well as ESL and GED classes. A parent liaison coordinates parent groups and school volunteers.The building has a gymnasium and a cafeteria and two playground areas. The whole facility was re-modeled and a new wing was added in 1997 under the direction of Supt. Dawson Orr and the Board of Trustees president John Curry. The campus has a library of about 10,000 volumes and a Family Literacy Center that offers a set of computers for family and student use.