Paris High School
2255 South Collegiate
Paris TX, 75460, Lamar County
Phone: 903-737-7400
Ranking:
(760 out of 1,337, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Paris Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 78 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 83 | 85 | 85 | |||||||
Total Students: | 875 | 857 | 867 | 955 | 883 | 890 | 934 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 271 | 31.0% | 261 | 30.5% | 245 | 28.3% | 288 | 30.2% | 268 | 30.4% | 263 | 29.6% | 287 | 30.7% |
Grade 10: | 229 | 26.2% | 231 | 27.0% | 244 | 28.1% | 264 | 27.6% | 225 | 25.5% | 251 | 28.2% | 246 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 195 | 22.3% | 193 | 22.5% | 195 | 22.5% | 222 | 23.2% | 227 | 25.7% | 205 | 23.0% | 203 | 21.7% |
Grade 12: | 180 | 20.6% | 172 | 20.1% | 183 | 21.1% | 181 | 19.0% | 163 | 18.5% | 171 | 19.2% | 198 | 21.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 420 | 48.0% | 430 | 50.2% | 438 | 50.5% | 484 | 50.7% | 458 | 51.9% | 456 | 51.2% | 482 | 51.6% |
Female: | 455 | 52.0% | 427 | 49.8% | 429 | 49.5% | 471 | 49.3% | 417 | 47.2% | 426 | 47.9% | 448 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 117 | 13.4% | 109 | 12.7% | 89 | 10.3% | 88 | 9.2% | 75 | 8.5% | 59 | 6.6% | 48 | 5.1% |
Black: | 361 | 41.3% | 343 | 40.0% | 343 | 39.6% | 388 | 40.6% | 357 | 40.4% | 373 | 41.9% | 403 | 43.1% |
White: | 341 | 39.0% | 366 | 42.7% | 397 | 45.8% | 437 | 45.8% | 434 | 49.2% | 441 | 49.6% | 460 | 49.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 37 | 4.2% | 22 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 499 | 57.0% | 497 | 58.0% | 476 | 54.9% | 533 | 55.8% | 443 | 50.2% | 443 | 49.8% | 429 | 45.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 9.5% | 59 | 6.9% | 67 | 7.7% | 57 | 6.0% | 80 | 9.1% | 87 | 9.8% | 89 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.16 | 11.05 | 10.69 | 10.85 | 10.60 | 10.50 | 10.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66% | 67% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75% | 73% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 65% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 66% | 65% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 63% | 61% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 47% | 48% |
2012 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 23% | 23% | 61% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 76% | 75% | 78% |
2012 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 21% | 21% | 46% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 48% | 52% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 77% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 61% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 53% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 59% | 57% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,403.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,552.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,880.0 |
* Paris High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.