Justiss Elementary School
- Elementary school in Paris ISD
- Paris, TX
- Kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Paris ISD: N/A
Total students
578
Avg. teacher experience
11.9 years
Paris ISD: 12.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Paris ISD: 97.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Justiss Elementary School is an elementary school in Paris, TX, in the Paris ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 578 students. 69.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,745, which is $10,729 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
401 18th N WParis, TX 75460-3811
Office phone number
Principal
- Dustin Smyers
- dustin.smyers@parisisd.net
- (903) 737-7458
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Justiss Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
578
African American
182 (31.5%)
Paris ISD: 30.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.5%)
Paris ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Paris ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
199 (34.4%)
Paris ISD: 26%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.7%)
Paris ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
126 (21.8%)
Paris ISD: 31.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
63 (10.9%)
Paris ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
69.9 %
Paris ISD: 56.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
90.7 %
Paris ISD: 78.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
26.1 %
Paris ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
26 %
Paris ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.2 %
Paris ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.8 %
Paris ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Paris ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Paris ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Paris ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Paris ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
15.6 %
Paris ISD: 22.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
11.9 %
Paris ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Paris ISD: 39.1%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Paris ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16 %
Paris ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
40 %
Paris ISD: 23.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
18.8 %
Paris ISD: 24%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
15.3 %
Paris ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
44.6
African American
4.1 (9.2%)
Paris ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Paris ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Paris ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
2.9 (6.6%)
Paris ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Paris ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
36.6 (82%)
Paris ISD: 79.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.2%)
Paris ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Paris ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
36.8 (82.5%)
Paris ISD: 78.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.8 (17.5%)
Paris ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Paris ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13
Paris ISD: 13.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.9 years
Paris ISD: 12.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$51,745
Paris ISD: $52,061
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$38,737
Paris ISD: $39,015
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$42,063
Paris ISD: $42,614
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$48,220
Paris ISD: $48,102
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$57,884
Paris ISD: $57,045
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,013
Paris ISD: $62,893
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$63,990
Paris ISD: $65,971
Statewide: $74,014