Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Paris ISD: B

Total students

551

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Paris ISD: 13.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Paris ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

Paris Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Paris, TX, in the Paris ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 551 students. 56.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $45,323, which is $13,564 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pjh.parisisd.net

Address

2400 Jefferson Rd
Paris, TX 75460-3543

Office phone number

(903) 737-7434

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paris Junior High 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

551

African American

179 (32.5%)

Paris ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.5%)

Paris ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Paris ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

139 (25.2%)

Paris ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Paris ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

168 (30.5%)

Paris ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

58 (10.5%)

Paris ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

32.5%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

25.2%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

30.5%

Two or more races

10.5%

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

56.6 %

Paris ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.2 %

Paris ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.3 %

Paris ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.3%

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

9.1 %

Paris ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.4 %

Paris ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.7 %

Paris ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.1%

Gifted and talented

15.4%

Special education

14.7%

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)

B

Paris ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Paris ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Paris ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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

36.2 %

Paris ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35 %

Paris ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

83.3 %

Paris ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Paris ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

33.6 %

Paris ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Paris ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.8 %

Paris ISD: 26%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

46.7 %

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

48.6

African American

6.9 (14.1%)

Paris ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.1%)

Paris ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (4.1%)

Paris ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

38.7 (79.7%)

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

39 (80.2%)

Paris ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.6 (19.8%)

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

11.3

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

10.7 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

$45,323

Paris ISD: $48,251

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$34,128

Paris ISD: $35,452

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$38,617

Paris ISD: $38,707

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,704

Paris ISD: $45,495

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,449

Paris ISD: $52,936

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$58,066

Paris ISD: $57,953

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,119

Paris ISD: $60,842

Statewide: $71,111

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