W L HIGGINS EL

W L HIGGINS EL is one of the small elementary schools in PARIS, Texas, one of the schools within NORTH LAMAR ISD, with 330 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Within NORTH LAMAR ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,395 students, W L HIGGINS EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, W L HIGGINS EL reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, W L HIGGINS EL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at W L HIGGINS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Lamar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,880 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. W L HIGGINS EL is one of 21 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students).

The closest other public school is FRANK STONE MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W L HIGGINS EL has grew 9%, going from 303 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 76% to 66%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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