Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Paris ISD: B

Total students

198

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Paris ISD: 13.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Paris ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

Lamar County Head Start is an elementary school in Paris, TX, in the Paris ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 198 students. 44.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,132, which is $12,755 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

lch.parisisd.net

Address

1350 6th N E
Paris, TX 75460

Office phone number

(903) 737-7469

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lamar County Head Start are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

198

African American

84 (42.4%)

Paris ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (1%)

Paris ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.5%)

Paris ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

42 (21.2%)

Paris ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

43 (21.7%)

Paris ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

26 (13.1%)

Paris ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

42.4%

American Indian

1.0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

21.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

21.7%

Two or more races

13.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

44.9 %

Paris ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

99.5 %

Paris ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.1 %

Paris ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

44.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

12.1 %

Paris ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Paris ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.6 %

Paris ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Paris ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Paris ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Paris ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Paris ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

N/A

Paris ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Paris ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Paris ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Paris ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Paris ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Paris ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Paris ISD: 26%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Paris ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

12

African American

2 (16.7%)

Paris ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10 (83.3%)

Paris ISD: 81.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

11 (91.7%)

Paris ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (8.3%)

Paris ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.5

Paris ISD: 12.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Paris ISD: 13.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$46,132

Paris ISD: $48,251

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$31,050

Paris ISD: $35,452

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$39,863

Paris ISD: $38,707

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,440

Paris ISD: $45,495

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,093

Paris ISD: $52,936

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$58,540

Paris ISD: $57,953

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Paris ISD: $60,842

Statewide: $71,111

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