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Chisum Elementary

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Chisum Elementary ranks 1628 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Chisum Elementary in Paris, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 584 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-rated Chisum Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 21% of Texas school districts.

Chisum Elementary has a strong history of academic success, consistently earning 4-star ratings for nearly a decade, though it recently dipped to a 3-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year. The school stands out from its neighbors in several key ways. It is the highest-performing elementary school in the area, with a significantly lower rate of economically disadvantaged students (41.44%) compared to nearby schools like Justiss Elementary (93.96%) and Aikin Elementary (72.29%). Chisum also excels in Reading, with 4th and 5th graders scoring well above state averages, and its 5th-grade Science scores are a notable bright spot, outperforming the state by 37%. The school achieves these results with efficient spending ($9,806 per student), far less than lower-performing peers like Detroit Elementary ($16,835 per student).

Despite these strengths, Chisum faces a recent, broad-based decline in performance, particularly in Mathematics, where only 31.71% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, well below the state average. This drop is seen across all student groups, suggesting a systemic issue that needs attention. While the school’s literacy and science programs are clear assets, parents should be aware of the need for targeted improvement in math instruction to help Chisum return to its historical 4-star trajectory.

584

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,649

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 S Church St
Paris, TX 75462-8909

(903) 737-2820

District: Chisum Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Chisum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chisum Middle
High:	Chisum High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,628^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

200^th of 951Chisum Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	1628 of 4627	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	1349 of 4651	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	1317 of 4710	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1055 of 4647	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1259 of 4581	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	769 of 4578	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	700 of 4479	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1165 of 4359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	1132 of 4329	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	1018 of 4286	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	983 of 4320	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.8	1121 of 4260	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	1220 of 4221	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	688 of 4206	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	1304 of 4095	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	1456 of 3937	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	1591 of 3884	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	1050 of 3768	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	1018 of 3724	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	622 of 3476	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	64.4	1296 of 3475	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	2162 of 3465	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	882 of 1905	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1320 of 2443	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1381 of 2443	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	2517 of 4461	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	1593 of 4331	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	568 of 4295	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1121 of 4240	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	3031 of 3668	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2283 of 3556	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	1046 of 3487	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	11.9	3409 of 3446	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	98.0	15 of 3226	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	1584 of 4575	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	927 of 3744	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1346 of 4658	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	923 of 4588	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	1122 of 4561	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	759 of 4499	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	661 of 4348	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	613 of 4306	85.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	1190 of 3075	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	1065 of 2619	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	1532 of 2980	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	753 of 2958	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	1266 of 3006	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	2130 of 4413	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	1270 of 3644	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	2737 of 4465	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2631 of 4401	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	2117 of 4376	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.4	4076 of 4329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1716 of 4188	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1790 of 4168	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1901 of 4520	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	1071 of 3705	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	1764 of 4594	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	732 of 4521	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	1049 of 4477	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	322 of 4451	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	321 of 4309	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	66.5	1012 of 4264	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1666 of 4582	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	1166 of 3739	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1380 of 4647	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1176 of 4585	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1494 of 4563	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	768 of 4498	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	704 of 4357	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	2026 of 4319	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	627 of 975	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	835 of 1128	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.4	213 of 1004	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	1889 of 4301	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	1704 of 3549	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2303 of 4292	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2080 of 4086	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1223 of 3952	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	871 of 3799	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	155 of 3558	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	1776 of 3006	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1330 of 2612	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	1605 of 3108	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	1307 of 3106	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1624 of 3082	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	887 of 3082	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	1008 of 3142	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1269 of 3127	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-29 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Chisum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 S Church St	Paris	75462	Lamar County	Chisum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-2820	584	39	14.9	41.4%	462 (79.1%)	25 (4.3%)	60 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	59.6	1628^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.8%		65	1349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%	279			48.8	67.1	68.2	31.7	61.0	44.3	$8,649
Justiss Elementary	Public	K-4	401 18th N W	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7458	546	39	14.1	94.0%	116 (21.2%)	158 (28.9%)	210 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (10.1%)	34.2	3137^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.2%		30.2	3418^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.5%	281	12.5	70.0	38.2	52.8		26.4	43.4		$8,557
Aikin Elementary	Public	K-4	3100 Pine Mill Rd	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7443	866	56	15.5	72.3%	364 (42.0%)	203 (23.4%)	158 (18.2%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (14.2%)	28.9	3501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.8	3680^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%	179			37.6	39.5		30.4	42.5		$7,601
W L Higgins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	3201 Panther Dr Bldg #12	Paris	75460	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-2081	330	21	15.8	64.8%	218 (66.1%)	17 (5.2%)	63 (19.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.9%)								(n/a)									$8,652
North Lamar Intermediate	Public	2-5	310 Nl Pkwy	Paris	75460	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7971	593	39	15.2	54.0%	412 (69.5%)	23 (3.9%)	89 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.3%)	52.8	1968^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.5%		52.3	2002^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.0%	34			46.0	51.3	50.8	49.6	54.7	51.4	$8,830
Blossom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 High St	Blossom	75416	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 982-5230	408	28	14.7	49.5%	341 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	63.9	1408^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.6%		60.1	1572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.2%	164			62.3	33.9	62.1	62.3	54.8	58.5	$7,842
Aaron Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Cr 44112	Powderly	75473	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 732-3066	246	20	12.0	63.4%	166 (67.5%)	8 (3.3%)	25 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.9%)	49.5	2143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.7%		22.2	3899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.2%	1756			46.0	46.2		51.4	46.2		$9,869
Deport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Church	Deport	75435	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 652-3325	154	13	11.9	66.2%	129 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	49.7	2137^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.8%		55.1	1833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.6%	304			20.0	60.0	82.1	25.0	60.0	35.7	$11,187
Detroit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 2nd SE	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-3137	222	17	13.2	66.7%	164 (73.9%)	10 (4.5%)	26 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	26.3	3676^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.6%		8.6	4526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	850			48.4	17.9	44.4	45.2	14.3	29.6	$16,647
Honey Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 N Seventeenth St	Honey Grove	75446	Fannin County	Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 378-2264	288	18	16.1	58.0%	189 (65.6%)	15 (5.2%)	63 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	34.2	3141^st of 4627 public elementary schools	32.1%		54.5	1876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.7%	1265			35.2	55.3	42.5	35.2	56.8	22.5	$7,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Chisum Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chisum Elementary?

Students at Chisum Elementary are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Chisum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chisum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chisum Middle
High : Chisum High School

How many students attend Chisum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Chisum Elementary.

What district is Chisum Elementary in?

Chisum Independent School District (Isd)

Is Chisum Elementary a good school?

Chisum Elementary ranks 1628^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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