Middle Schools in Paris R-II

The Paris R-II school district in Missouri has only one middle school, Paris Junior High, which serves grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 69 students.

Paris Junior High faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments that are well below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade math, only 10.1% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 32.7%. The school also has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%. However, the school spends more per student than the state average and has a lower student-teacher ratio, suggesting that the efficient allocation of resources and the effectiveness of instructional practices may need to be examined.

Despite the school's academic struggles, 43.48% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This factor may contribute to the school's challenges in improving student outcomes. Overall, Paris Junior High appears to be a small middle school with significant room for improvement in academic performance, attendance, and supporting its economically disadvantaged student population.