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Paris Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Paris Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Paris, Kentucky, serving 339 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Paris Independent School District, which is ranked 155 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Paris Independent School District, Paris Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Kentucky elementary schools, performing significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 18% to 38%, compared to the state average of 43% to 44%. In Reading, the proficiency rates at Paris Elementary School ranged from 24% to 26%, while the state average was 47% to 50%. The school also struggles in other subjects, such as Writing (6% proficient) and Social Studies (22% proficient), compared to the state averages of 38% and 38%, respectively.

The school's persistent underperformance is likely linked to the high percentage of students from low-income families, with 69.91% to 79.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 39.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's student-teacher ratio and per-student spending are within the range of nearby schools, the overall academic outcomes at Paris Elementary School continue to lag behind those of higher-performing schools in the Fayette County, Harrison County, and Scott County districts.

346

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,870

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1481 S Main St
Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2166

District: Paris Independent

Students who attend Paris Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paris Middle School
High:	Paris High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

African American:

18.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 32 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Kentucky avg44%

626^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 157Paris Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	626 of 685	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	588 of 685	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	591 of 687	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	584 of 684	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	622 of 700	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	643 of 691	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	641 of 694	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	616 of 690	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	657 of 698	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.3	622 of 705	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	633 of 719	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.7	488 of 713	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	457 of 688	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	330 of 683	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	33.5	483 of 658	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	614 of 651	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	597 of 638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	134 of 185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	17.8	415 of 445	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	578 of 648	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	519 of 644	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	447 of 639	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	536 of 641	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	593 of 671	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	616 of 663	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.2	32 of 114	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	115 of 152	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	108 of 153	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	632 of 672	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	594 of 665	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	572 of 670	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	581 of 667	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	581 of 664	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	608 of 631	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	583 of 653	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	574 of 652	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	556 of 657	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	600 of 676	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	627 of 665	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	41.3	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	617 of 661	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	596 of 659	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	553 of 659	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	599 of 658	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	529 of 592	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	567 of 593	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2018)34th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2019)28th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

Reading25%-24 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics15%-32 vs state

Writing6%-32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 19, 2015

This school is such a unique school. It is a diverse school but the teachers and staff work incredibly hard to ensure all students learn. The small class sizes and hometown feel make this school one of a kind! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

This school is way behind in what they teach kids compared to other school systems. My child is bored to death because they are teaching him things he learned in previous grades at his other school that he came from. When asked about the poor ratings of the school, a teacher claimed that it was because of the hispanic children in the school that do not know English. I'm sorry, but the hispanic students to not make up more than half of the students in this school!!! It is POOR CURRICULUM, POOR TEACHING SKILLS, and LACK OF CARING by the faculty and/or PARENTS of this school system. I will be moving my child out of this school system as soon as I possibly can! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 25, 2014

I can't imagine a school system being worse than this one. I am very disappointed by the general laziness in this school and its acceptance of poor standards. Close Quote

Schools Near Paris Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Paris Elementary School	Public	K-5	1481 S Main St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2166	346	19	18.2	74.3%	185 (53.5%)	65 (18.8%)	53 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	12.2	626^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.6%		16.8	588^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.2%	38	34.0	38.0	18.0	26.0	25.0	24.0		6.0	22.0	15.0	$15,870	$1,958	$425	$2,383	$9,239	$2,410	$11,648
Bourbon Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Bethlehem Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2195	459	32	14.5	68.0%	336 (73.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	26.5	523^rd of 685 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.8	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%	22	30.0	28.0	27.0	39.0	41.0	37.0	27.0	40.0	31.0	37.0	$18,131	$2,088	$410	$2,497	$10,742	$2,279	$13,021
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 Bypass Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2106	453	32	14.3	56.1%	367 (81.0%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	19.3	575^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.1%		35.8	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%	121	23.0		26.0	34.0	44.0	32.0		23.0	29.0	27.0	$18,670	$2,315	$394	$2,710	$11,147	$2,316	$13,463
North Middletown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 College Street	North Middletown	40357	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2052	128	9	13.6	75.8%	112 (87.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.2	272^nd of 685 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.1	307^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.2%	35		41.0	46.0		47.0	54.0	53.0	58.0	35.0	50.0	$19,348	$2,205	$422	$2,627	$11,512	$2,661	$14,173
Russell Cave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Russell Cave Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3571	294	26	11.3	71.4%	20 (6.8%)	63 (21.4%)	201 (68.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	5.1	665^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.2	678^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.0%	13	24.0	17.0		28.0	19.0	19.0	14.0	10.0	4.0	8.0	$26,459	$683	$1,028	$1,711	$18,581	$3,138	$21,719
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	409	22	18.4	55.5%	352 (86.1%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	39.9	434^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.6%		44.6	373^rd of 685 public elementary schools	45.5%	61	47.0	48.0	41.0	40.0	44.0	46.0	28.0	37.0	39.0	27.0	$12,742	$1,235	$290	$1,525	$9,786	$1,943	$10,494
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0		453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%		69.9	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%	39	53.0	42.0	58.0	61.0	57.0	65.0	44.0	55.0	41.0	40.0	$20,907	$519	$276	$795	$9,330	$1,702	$11,826
Mary Todd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Parkside Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3512	405	34	11.8	74.8%	48 (11.9%)	139 (34.3%)	192 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	20.3	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%		18.8	579^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.5%	10	33.0	34.0	37.0	41.0	34.0	32.0	26.0	16.0	22.0	21.0	$25,534	$795	$1,071	$1,866	$17,657	$3,043	$20,700
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	399	24	16.5	53.1%	372 (93.2%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22.6	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%		31.4	489^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.6%	65	29.0	18.0	39.0	29.0	35.0	34.0	18.0		41.0	38.0	$13,959	$1,082	$241	$1,323	$9,759	$2,130	$11,889
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17.0	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.9	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%		43.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%	39	59.0	52.0	38.0	54.0	58.0	34.0		38.0	23.0	38.0	$14,201	$1,522	$248	$1,770	$9,787	$1,907	$11,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Paris Elementary School

Is Paris Elementary School a good school?

Paris Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Paris Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paris Middle School
High : Paris High School

What is the racial makeup of Paris Elementary School?

Students at Paris Elementary School are 53% White, 19% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Paris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Paris Elementary School.

What district is Paris Elementary School in?

Paris Independent

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