Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAMAR ISD·NCES 483301007671
North Lamar Intermediate School
310 NL PKWY, PARIS, TX 75460 · (903) 737-7971 · Lamar County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
320 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 191 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORTH LAMAR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Schools most like North Lamar Intermediate School
North Lamar Intermediate School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lamar Intermediate School this school | 593 | 54.0% | 44.7% |
| Canton Elementary School CANTON | 569 | 52.7% | N/A |
| Hallsville East Elementary School HALLSVILLE | 598 | 51.3% | 48.5% |
| Overton Ray Elementary School BURKBURNETT | 526 | 56.5% | 37.5% |
| Gatesville Elementary School GATESVILLE | 606 | 56.4% | 56.0% |
| H L Higgins Elementary School WHITEHOUSE | 597 | 48.4% | 59.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 North Lamar Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,995 of 4,401 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,524 of 4,466 ▲ 427 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,426 of 4,466 ▼ 151 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,948 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #1,664 of 4,938 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,707 of 4,622 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #2,545 of 4,628 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #3,409 of 4,789 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +78.1% | #49 of 1,307 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
593
+291 (+96%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 593 | 38.8 | 15.3:1 | 54% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 42.8 | 12.9:1 | 70% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 62% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 52% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 29.1 | 11.5:1 | 52% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 41% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 36% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Lamar Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 78% (333 to 593); teachers up 34% (29.1 to 38.8).
About North Lamar Intermediate School
North Lamar Intermediate School is an elementary school in PARIS, Texas, reachable at (903) 737-7971. The latest federal count shows 593 students in grades 2 through 5.
Across its 5 schools, NORTH LAMAR ISD enrolls 2,395 students. North Lamar Intermediate School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at North Lamar Intermediate School, at 69%. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 38.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
North Lamar Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.7%, compared with a predicted 50.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Lamar County census figures show that the median household income is $61,880, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in Lamar County, enrolling about 8,516 students in all.
The next-closest public school is North Lamar High School, about 0.2 miles away. North Lamar Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Lamar Intermediate School at 2nd of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 302 in 2020-21 and 593 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.2:1 to 15.3:1.
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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 NORTH LAMAR ISD
- North Lamar High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- Frank Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 521 students
- W L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Aaron Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Cecil Everett Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in PARIS
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 946 students
- Aikin Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- North Lamar High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- Chisum Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Crockett Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Justiss Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
Nearby schools
- North Lamar High School0.2 mi · 705
- Frank Stone Middle School0.4 mi · 521
- W L Higgins Elementary School0.6 mi · 330
- Lamar County Head Start1.5 mi · 206
- Givens Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 112
- Justiss Elementary School2.5 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About North Lamar Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend North Lamar Intermediate School?
North Lamar Intermediate School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 02-05.
Is North Lamar Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Lamar Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does North Lamar Intermediate School have?
North Lamar Intermediate School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Lamar Intermediate School?
Student demographics at North Lamar Intermediate School are roughly 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is North Lamar Intermediate School in?
North Lamar Intermediate School is part of NORTH LAMAR ISD.
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