📍 2400 Jefferson Rd, Paris, Lamar County, 75460
Paris J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristi Callihan. It is part of the Paris Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paris J H enrolls 522 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 29% Black or African American and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 10% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 522 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paris J H 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.
Paris J H is one of 8 schools in PARIS ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 3,832 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Paris J H is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe