PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in PARIS, Arkansas, one of the schools within PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 416 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,000 students overall.

Demographically, PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Logan County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 45.7%, a residual of +23.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Logan County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,555 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Logan County (combined enrollment of about 3,557 students).

The closest other public school is PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 90% to 80% over that span.

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