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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 17/MSAD 17·NCES 231077000607

Paris Elementary School

4 Hathaway Road, Paris, ME 04271 · (207) 743-7802 · Oxford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
255 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5212%
Grade 17017%
Grade 26515%
Grade 35212%
Grade 45713%
Grade 56014%
Grade 66816%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (68).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
37789%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
205%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22252%
Female
20248%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Paris Elementary School→Oxford Hills Middle School→Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S
Based on grade levels within RSU 17/MSAD 17. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
50.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
36.6%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.

Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Paris Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Paris Elementary School this school42460.1%N/A
Old Town Elementary School
Old Town
48859.2%N/A
South School
Rockland
31164.3%N/A
Sylvio J Gilbert School
Augusta
30557.4%N/A
Miles Lane School
Bucksport
31660.8%N/A
Eva Hoyt Zippel School
Presque Isle
28958.8%N/A
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Paris Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Oxford County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.6%#181 of 193#6 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.9%#177 of 199#8 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
424#40 of 360#3 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#152 of 181#9 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.5%#86 of 181#3 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.1%#85 of 280#8 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#117 of 134#6 of 8
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
424
+54 (+15%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254243312.8:160% (255)
2023-2436930.212.2:150% (183)
2022-2338534.111.3:149% (187)
2020-213703510.6:165% (241)
2017-1844737.911.8:172% (321)
2015-164643513.3:169% (322)
2010-114343014.5:170% (303)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paris Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (447 to 424); teachers down 13% (37.9 to 33).

About Paris Elementary School

Paris, Maine, is home to Paris Elementary School, a large elementary school. It teaches 424 students in pre-K through 6. It has 85% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maine (about 229).

Paris Elementary School is one of 11 schools in RSU 17/MSAD 17, which enrolls 3,197 students in total.

At Paris Elementary School, 89% of students are White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paris Elementary School scores 21%.

Paris Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maine is 10.5:1. About 60% of students at Paris Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oxford County is similar, at 61%.

Oxford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,913, Paris Elementary School among them.

Oxford Hills Middle School is the nearest public school to Paris Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 424, up from 370 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.6 to 12.8 over 4 years.

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Oxford County at a glance

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Population
59,255
Census ACS
Median income
$60,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
7,913 students

Quick facts

School name
Paris Elementary School
District
RSU 17/MSAD 17
Address
4 Hathaway Road, Paris, ME 04271
Phone
(207) 743-7802
County
Oxford County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
424
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
255 (60%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
231077000607
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in RSU 17/MSAD 17
Other schools in Paris
Other Paris Elementary schools

7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Paris Elementary. Paris Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Paris Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Paris Elementary School?
Paris Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Paris Elementary School serve?
Paris Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paris Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paris Elementary School?
Paris Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Paris Elementary School in?
Paris Elementary School is part of RSU 17/MSAD 17.
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