Summary:
Zip code 38242 is served by a single middle school: W O Inman Middle School, located in Paris, Tennessee, and part of the Paris Special School District. The school enrolls 499 students in grades 6 through 8 and has earned a 4-star rating for three consecutive years. With a state rank of 119th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools, it sits comfortably in the top 20% of schools statewide.
Academically, W O Inman is a strong performer in math, science, and social studies. All-grades math proficiency stands at 54.6%, well above the state average of 43%, and the 8th grade math score of 70.6% is more than 32 points above the statewide figure. Science proficiency (59.1%) and social studies proficiency (62.5%) also beat state averages by wide margins. The school's weakness is English language arts, where overall proficiency is 36.9% — below both the district average of 42.4% and the state average of 40.6%. Seventh grade ELA is especially concerning at 28.2% proficiency.
The school is clearly on an upward trajectory, improving in every subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with science up nearly 8 percentage points and social studies up more than 4. Chronic absenteeism stands at 14.9%, better than both the district (15.6%) and state (18.3%). Per-student spending is $14,126. While ELA remains the main area needing attention, W O Inman Middle School offers families in the 38242 area a consistently strong, improving educational option for middle schoolers.
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