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Enrollment
705
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAMAR ISD·NCES 483301003667
NORTH LAMAR H S
295 STONE AVE, PARIS, TX 75460 · (903) 737-2011 · Lamar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
270 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORTH LAMAR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
705
-95 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.9:1
% White
69%
was 82%
% Hispanic
14%
was 9%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH LAMAR H S
NORTH LAMAR H S operates as a mid-sized 9-12 campus in PARIS, Texas, operated by NORTH LAMAR ISD. Current enrollment sits at 705 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
NORTH LAMAR H S is one of 5 schools operated by NORTH LAMAR ISD, a district that instructs 2,395 students overall.
Looking at the student body, NORTH LAMAR H S logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NORTH LAMAR H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lamar County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTH LAMAR H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Lamar County shows median household earnings sit near $61,880, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lamar County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), of which NORTH LAMAR H S is one.
The closest other public school is NORTH LAMAR INT, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH LAMAR H S. On composite proficiency, NORTH LAMAR H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 800 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 82% to 69%. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the NORTH LAMAR H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 NORTH LAMAR ISD
- NORTH LAMAR INTElementary · 593 students
- FRANK STONE MIDDLEMiddle · 521 students
- W L HIGGINS ELElementary · 330 students
- AARON PARKER ELElementary · 246 students
- CECIL EVERETT ELCombined
Other schools in PARIS
- PARIS H SHigh · 946 students
- AIKIN ELElementary · 866 students
- NORTH LAMAR INTElementary · 593 students
- CHISUM ELElementary · 584 students
- CROCKETT INTMiddle · 583 students
- JUSTISS ELElementary · 546 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH LAMAR INT0.2 mi · 593
- FRANK STONE MIDDLE0.3 mi · 521
- W L HIGGINS EL0.5 mi · 330
- LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START1.3 mi · 206
- GIVENS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.4 mi · 112
- JUSTISS EL2.4 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH LAMAR H SHow many students attend NORTH LAMAR H S?
NORTH LAMAR H S enrolls approximately 705 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NORTH LAMAR H S serve?
NORTH LAMAR H S serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at NORTH LAMAR H S?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at NORTH LAMAR H S.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH LAMAR H S?
At NORTH LAMAR H S, the student body is approximately 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is NORTH LAMAR H S in?
NORTH LAMAR H S is part of NORTH LAMAR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.