Paris High School

Summary:

Paris High School is a public high school serving 934 students in grades 9-12 in Paris, Texas, which is part of the Paris Independent School District. The school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong performance in certain academic areas, particularly U.S. History and English II Reading.

Paris High School's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 94.9% to 99% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 0.9%, well below the state average. In U.S. History, Paris High School's proficiency rates have been consistently higher than the district and state averages, reaching 71-73% in recent years. The school's English II Reading proficiency rates have also been higher than the state average, reaching 61-68% in recent years. However, the school faces challenges in addressing the needs of its diverse student population, especially those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and Gifted and Talented students, where performance lags behind state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Detroit High School has lower test scores and a less diverse student population, while Prairiland High School outperforms Paris High School in most academic metrics, including higher test scores and graduation rates, despite having a similar socioeconomic profile. Within the same district, Travis H.S. of Choice has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to Paris High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2255 S Collegiate
       Paris, TX  75460-7899


(903) 737-7400

District: Paris Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
997th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,517 Help


Feeder schools for Paris High School:

Elementary:    Aikin Elementary
    Justiss Elementary
Middle:    Crockett Intermediate
    Paris J H

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  934

Racial breakdown:

African American:
33.7%
White:
30.3%
Hispanic:
27.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Paris High School ranks worse than 50.2% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.41. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Paris High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Paris High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (33.7%), White (30.3%), Hispanic (27.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paris High School is 12.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paris High School is $10,517.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Paris High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Paris High School 997th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Paris High School in the ranking list.)

Paris Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Paris Independent School District (Isd) 702nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Paris High School

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Rank History for all students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.22 503rd 1427 64.8%
2005 60.54 631st 1429 55.8%
2006 61.76 623rd 1430 56.4%
2007 57.02 774th 1497 48.3%
2008 55.20 817th 1510 45.9%
2009 64.77 576th 1539 62.6%
2010 62.83 647th 1568 58.7%
2011 58.04 863rd 1672 48.4%
2012 29.91 1277th 1603 20.3%
2013 49.53 890th 1652 46.1%
2014 39.27 1180th 1734 31.9%
2015 49.51 978th 1743 43.9%
2016 46.00 1053rd 1762 40.2%
2017 38.24 1053rd 1777 40.7%
2018 45.46 904th 1797 49.7%
2019 51.05 837th 1857 54.9%
2021 60.52 628th 1861 66.3%
2022 54.23 760th 1876 59.5%
2023 49.47 940th 1961 52.1%
2024 47.41 997th 1987 49.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.02 290th 582 50.2%
2019 35.95 388th 604 35.8%
2021 44.95 315th 588 46.4%
2022 36.18 412th 664 38.0%
2023 31.56 476th 677 29.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.44 338th 1113 69.6%
2019 44.89 478th 1136 57.9%
2021 65.89 227th 1195 81.0%
2022 55.29 351st 1278 72.5%
2023 47.53 536th 1371 60.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 355th 1347 73.6%
2019 48.22 564th 1357 58.4%
2021 60.71 341st 1382 75.3%
2022 57.48 402nd 1418 71.7%
2023 54.62 489th 1478 66.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.21 1095th 1794 39.0%
2019 44.47 965th 1818 46.9%
2021 57.83 597th 1848 67.7%
2022 51.23 737th 1847 60.1%
2023 48.18 841st 1897 55.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.31 1015th 1781 43.0%
2019 51.07 868th 1798 51.7%
2021 54.34 777th 1815 57.2%
2022 52.60 804th 1841 56.3%
2023 49.55 916th 1891 51.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.02 470th 1137 58.7%
2019 65.08 455th 1145 60.3%
2021 65.76 494th 1177 58.0%
2022 55.51 694th 1172 40.8%
2023 58.63 669th 1182 43.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.67 1144th 1784 35.9%
2019 45.06 890th 1810 50.8%
2021 54.33 623rd 1829 65.9%
2022 37.74 1078th 1837 41.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.86 951st 1803 47.3%
2019 47.46 890th 1824 51.2%
2021 63.32 538th 1840 70.8%
2022 53.38 729th 1853 60.7%
2023 47.21 922nd 1913 51.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.64 633rd 1013 37.5%
2019 50.47 420th 1024 59.0%
2021 51.01 411th 1020 59.7%
2022 46.04 456th 1031 55.8%
2023 34.04 655th 1069 38.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.37 924th 1691 45.4%
2019 50.98 744th 1714 56.6%
2021 68.01 376th 1743 78.4%
2022 59.93 504th 1762 71.4%
2023 63.21 481st 1820 73.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.09 95th 122 22.1%
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Rank History for White students at Paris High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.37 565th 1539 63.3%
2019 52.61 679th 1526 55.5%
2021 63.48 441st 1510 70.8%
2022 67.60 351st 1525 77.0%
2023 63.95 448th 1576 71.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Paris High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 755 443 3 10 7 n/a n/a 0 1218
1989 681 432 4 8 7 n/a n/a 0 1132
1990 651 415 4 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1089
1991 652 373 2 13 6 n/a n/a 0 1046
1992 604 354 3 10 5 n/a n/a 0 976
1993 539 360 2 16 7 n/a n/a 0 924
1994 504 358 2 9 8 n/a n/a 0 881
1995 534 371 3 17 9 n/a n/a 0 934
1996 534 371 3 17 9 n/a n/a 0 934
1997 569 361 6 12 9 n/a n/a 0 957
1998 547 345 9 11 11 n/a n/a 0 923
1999 536 360 11 17 11 n/a n/a 0 935
2000 529 376 10 20 7 n/a n/a 0 942
2001 464 397 9 16 4 n/a n/a 0 890
2002 496 398 9 24 6 n/a n/a 0 933
2003 496 398 9 24 6 n/a n/a 0 933
2004 501 386 5 32 9 n/a n/a 0 933
2005 523 380 5 31 10 n/a n/a 0 949
2006 521 394 10 38 11 n/a n/a 0 974
2007 520 379 7 47 13 n/a n/a 0 966
2008 460 403 8 48 15 n/a n/a 0 934
2009 441 373 6 59 11 n/a n/a 0 890
2010 434 357 6 75 11 n/a n/a 0 883
2011 437 388 8 88 15 0 19 0 955
2012 397 343 7 89 9 0 22 0 867
2013 366 343 9 109 8 0 22 0 857
2014 341 361 10 117 9 0 37 0 875
2015 345 305 10 124 6 0 38 0 828
2016 343 304 12 168 8 0 35 0 870
2017 329 320 10 159 8 0 42 0 868
2018 336 303 9 179 9 0 39 0 875
2019 322 280 9 186 11 0 36 0 844
2020 339 294 11 210 9 0 38 0 901
2021 333 281 5 231 6 1 45 0 902
2022 301 322 5 231 6 1 63 0 929
2023 283 315 8 257 6 1 64 0 934

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Paris High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1218 88.0 13.8 n/a
1989 1132 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1089 80.0 13.6 n/a
1991 1046 79.9 13.0 n/a
1992 976 77.2 12.6 25.4
1993 924 78.0 11.8 36.1
1994 881 67.3 13.1 30.1
1995 934 73.2 12.8 32
1996 934 73.2 12.8 32
1997 957 68.1 14.1 35.2
1998 923 72.6 12.7 37.4
1999 935 76.0 12.3 41.8
2000 942 78.6 12.0 40.1
2001 890 81.1 11.0 41.1
2002 933 74.9 12.5 45.2
2003 933 74.9 12.5 45.2
2004 933 75.3 12.4 47.5
2005 949 76.3 12.4 48.1
2006 974 80.1 12.2 49.9
2007 966 81.3 11.9 53.4
2008 934 85.4 10.9 55.5
2009 890 84.5 10.5 59.6
2010 883 83.3 10.6 59.2
2011 955 88.0 10.8 61.8
2012 867 81.0 10.6 62.6
2013 857 77.5 11.0 64.9
2014 875 78.4 11.1 66.5
2015 828 78.0 10.6 66.4
2016 870 76.0 11.4 67.2
2017 868 77.3 11.2 67.7
2018 875 78.6 11.1 68.2
2019 844 76.8 10.9 68.1
2020 901 79.7 11.2 68.8
2021 902 77.0 11.7 56.5
2022 929 79.7 11.6 68.9
2023 934 76.6 12.1 71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Paris High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1218 88.0 13.8 n/a
1989 1132 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1089 80.0 13.6 n/a
1991 1046 79.9 13.0 n/a
1992 976 77.2 12.6 25.4
1993 924 78.0 11.8 36.1
1994 881 67.3 13.1 30.1
1995 934 73.2 12.8 32
1996 934 73.2 12.8 32
1997 957 68.1 14.1 35.2
1998 923 72.6 12.7 37.4
1999 935 76.0 12.3 41.8
2000 942 78.6 12.0 40.1
2001 890 81.1 11.0 41.1
2002 933 74.9 12.5 45.2
2003 933 74.9 12.5 45.2
2004 933 75.3 12.4 47.5
2005 949 76.3 12.4 48.1
2006 974 80.1 12.2 49.9
2007 966 81.3 11.9 53.4
2008 934 85.4 10.9 55.5
2009 890 84.5 10.5 59.6
2010 883 83.3 10.6 59.2
2011 955 88.0 10.8 61.8
2012 867 81.0 10.6 62.6
2013 857 77.5 11.0 64.9
2014 875 78.4 11.1 66.5
2015 828 78.0 10.6 66.4
2016 870 76.0 11.4 67.2
2017 868 77.3 11.2 67.7
2018 875 78.6 11.1 68.2
2019 844 76.8 10.9 68.1
2020 901 79.7 11.2 68.8
2021 902 77.0 11.7 56.5
2022 929 79.7 11.6 68.9
2023 934 76.6 12.1 71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Paris High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,200 (11.6%) $9,185 (88.4%) $10,385
2020 $1,136 (11.0%) $9,159 (89.0%) $10,294
2021 $1,303 (12.4%) $9,213 (87.6%) $10,517

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Paris High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 837th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 940th of 1961 High schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Paris High School)7146
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Paris Independent School District (Isd))7350
 23%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Paris High School)6356
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Paris Independent School District (Isd))6356
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Paris High School)5454
   End of Course English I Reading (Paris Independent School District (Isd))5354
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Paris High School)4659
 13%
   End of Course English II Reading (Paris Independent School District (Isd))4559
 14%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Paris High School)5871
 13%
   End of Course U.S. History (Paris Independent School District (Isd))5670
 14%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students844934
 10.7%
African American280315
 12.5%
American Indian116
 45.5%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic186257
 38.2%
Pacific Islander01
White322283
 12.1%
Two or More Races3664
 77.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.1%71.4%
 3.3%


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Paris High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aikin Elementary
Elementary : Justiss Elementary
Middle : Crockett Intermediate
Middle : Paris J H

Students at Paris High School are 34% African American, 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Paris High School ranks 997th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 934 students attended Paris High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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