PARIS ELEM.

PARIS ELEM. operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in PARIS, Missouri, one of the schools within PARIS R-II. Current enrollment sits at 248 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 315.

PARIS R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 477 students. PARIS ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PARIS ELEM. records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, PARIS ELEM. lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PARIS ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at PARIS ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PARIS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

In the broader community, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $54,516, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,520 students), PARIS ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PARIS JR. HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARIS ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 242 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.