Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051113001412
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
602 N 10TH ST, PARIS, AR 72855 · (844) 963-3243 · Logan County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
278 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 28% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL→PARIS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 30.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #96 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #86 of 208 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #93 of 208 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #162 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #8 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #139 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #58 of 114 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-56 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 27.6 | 10.1:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 23.7 | 13.0:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 26.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 30.6 | 10.4:1 | 69% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 70% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 56% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 43% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 12 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in PARIS, Arkansas. Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 278 students. The average for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students, so this school is 40% smaller than average.
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 1,000 students.
White students are the large majority at PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 85% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.1:1. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Logan County average 90%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 22.7% for PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 37.7%. The 15.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Logan County, median household income is about $58,555, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Logan County number 11 and enroll about 3,557.
The nearest public school is PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL went from 334 students to 278. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,277
Census ACS
Median income
$58,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- PARIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 306 students
Other schools in PARIS
- PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- PARIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 306 students
Nearby schools
- PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 416
- PARIS HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 306
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 266
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 306
- COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOL11.0 mi · 229
- MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.