Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Paris ISD: N/A

Total students

520

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Paris ISD: 12.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Paris ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Paris Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Paris, TX, in the Paris ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 520 students. 60.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.3% 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 $49,442, which is $13,032 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pjh.parisisd.net

Address

2400 Jefferson Rd
Paris, TX 75460-3543

Office phone number

(903) 737-7434

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paris Junior High 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

520

African American

148 (28.5%)

Paris ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.8%)

Paris ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (1.2%)

Paris ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

160 (30.8%)

Paris ISD: 26%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.4%)

Paris ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

164 (31.5%)

Paris ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

36 (6.9%)

Paris ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

28.5%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

1.2%

Hispanic

30.8%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

31.5%

Two or more races

6.9%

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

60.6 %

Paris ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

77.1 %

Paris ISD: 78.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

20.4 %

Paris ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

60.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

77.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.4%

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

18.3 %

Paris ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

16.9 %

Paris ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Paris ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

18.3%

Gifted and talented

16.9%

Special education

16.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

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

23.5 %

Paris ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

22.3 %

Paris ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

20 %

Paris ISD: 39.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Paris ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

18.1 %

Paris ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Paris ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

24.7 %

Paris ISD: 24%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

37.7 %

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

48

African American

8 (16.7%)

Paris ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2%)

Paris ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.3 (4.8%)

Paris ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Paris ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

36.7 (76.4%)

Paris ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

42.1 (87.7%)

Paris ISD: 78.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5.9 (12.3%)

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

10.8

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

9.9 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

$49,442

Paris ISD: $52,061

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$39,858

Paris ISD: $39,015

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$42,849

Paris ISD: $42,614

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$47,803

Paris ISD: $48,102

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,032

Paris ISD: $57,045

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,418

Paris ISD: $62,893

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$63,983

Paris ISD: $65,971

Statewide: $74,014

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