Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHISUM ISD·NCES 480001204908
CHISUM MIDDLE
3250 S CHURCH ST, PARIS, TX 75462 · (903) 737-2806 · Lamar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
111 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CHISUM MIDDLE→CHISUM H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHISUM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
+45 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.8:1
% White
82%
was 81%
% Hispanic
8%
was 10%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHISUM MIDDLE
CHISUM MIDDLE is one of the compact middle schools in PARIS, Texas, run under CHISUM ISD, with 266 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CHISUM MIDDLE sits 59% below that benchmark.
Within CHISUM ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,184 students, CHISUM MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On demographics, CHISUM MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lamar County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHISUM MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.6%, the actual is 59.7%, a residual of +4.0 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Lamar County put median household earnings sit near $61,880, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHISUM MIDDLE is one of 21 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students).
Nearest neighbor: CHISUM EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHISUM MIDDLE comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHISUM MIDDLE has increased 20%, going from 221 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,669
Census ACS
Median income
$61,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHISUM ISD
- CHISUM ELElementary · 584 students
- CHISUM H SHigh · 334 students
Other schools in PARIS
- PARIS H SHigh · 946 students
- AIKIN ELElementary · 866 students
- NORTH LAMAR H SHigh · 705 students
- NORTH LAMAR INTElementary · 593 students
- CHISUM ELElementary · 584 students
- CROCKETT INTMiddle · 583 students
Nearby schools
- CHISUM EL0.1 mi · 584
- CHISUM H S0.3 mi · 334
- PARIS J H2.0 mi · 541
- PARIS H S2.4 mi · 946
- JUSTISS EL2.7 mi · 546
- CROCKETT INT3.0 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About CHISUM MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at CHISUM MIDDLE?
CHISUM MIDDLE enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CHISUM MIDDLE serve?
CHISUM MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does CHISUM MIDDLE have?
CHISUM MIDDLE employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at CHISUM MIDDLE?
Student demographics at CHISUM MIDDLE are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is CHISUM MIDDLE public or private?
CHISUM MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHISUM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.