PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL

PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, a low-enrollment junior high in PARIS, Arkansas, run under PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 278 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 464.

Across the 3 schools in PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,000 students total), PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Logan County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Logan County shows median household earnings sit near $58,555, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Logan County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,557 students), PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 278).

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