📍 3250 S Church St, Paris, Lamar County, 75462
Chisum Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aaron Daigle. It is part of the Chisum Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chisum Middle enrolls 264 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 264 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 264 students, Chisum Middle is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe