📍 3250 S Church St, Paris, Lamar County, 75462
Chisum el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Watson. It is part of the Chisum Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chisum el enrolls 593 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 481 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 593 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chisum el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Chisum el is one of 3 schools in CHISUM ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 1,184 students district-wide and employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 593 students, Chisum el is larger than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe