3201 Panther Dr Bldg 12, Paris, Lamar County, 75460
W L Higgins el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lori Malone. It is part of the North Lamar Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W L Higgins el enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 351 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
W L Higgins el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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.
W L Higgins el is one of 6 schools in NORTH LAMAR ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 2,395 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, W L Higgins el is close to the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote