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Justiss Elementary

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Justiss Elementary ranks 3137 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Justiss Elementary in Paris, TX, is a K-4 school serving 546 students within the Paris Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 94% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds—a rate far higher than nearby schools like Chisum Elementary (41%) and Blossom Elementary (50%). Despite this challenging context, the school is showing clear signs of improvement, climbing from a low point in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating (32nd percentile) in 2025-2026. Its most remarkable feature is an exceptional program for Gifted and Talented students, which ranks in the 96th percentile—placing it among the top 4% of all Texas elementary schools for serving this group, a standout achievement no nearby school can match.

Justiss operates like a "two-speed" school, excelling with some groups while struggling with others. Its English Language Learners perform well, ranking in the 53rd percentile, and 4th-grade Spanish Reading proficiency (70%) far exceeds the state average (37%). However, the school faces significant challenges with its Special Education students (11th percentile) and White students (16th percentile), both of which underperform compared to other subgroups. This contrast is a key area for school leadership to address, especially as the school continues its upward trajectory—Low Socio-Economic Status students, for example, jumped from the 11th to the 45th percentile in just one year.

Compared to higher-performing neighbors like Chisum Elementary (79th percentile district) and Blossom Elementary (76th percentile district), Justiss achieves its progress in a much more difficult environment. While Chisum's 4th-grade reading proficiency (67%) tops Justiss's (53%), Chisum serves a population with less than half the poverty rate. Justiss's recent gains—including a 45th percentile ranking for economically disadvantaged students—are noteworthy given these odds. For parents, this school offers a dedicated staff and a standout gifted program, but it also requires attention to the specific needs of students in special education and other groups that are still catching up.

546

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,557

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 18th N W
Paris, TX 75460-3811

(903) 737-7458

District: Paris Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Justiss Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crockett Intermediate
	Paris J H
High:	Paris High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

28.9%

White:

21.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Texas avg49%

3,137^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Paris Independent School District (Isd)

667^th of 951Paris 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	34.2	3137 of 4627	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	3418 of 4651	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4120 of 4710	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	3659 of 4647	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2835 of 4581	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2598 of 4578	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3557 of 4479	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2624 of 4359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	3104 of 4329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.8	2670 of 4286	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	1783 of 4320	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.3	2628 of 4260	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	3012 of 4221	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	2778 of 4206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	14.4	3881 of 4095	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	3489 of 3937	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	3682 of 3884	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	3691 of 3768	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	3600 of 3724	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	3178 of 3476	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	2749 of 3475	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	2793 of 3465	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1395 of 2406	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1080 of 1905	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2097 of 2443	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2207 of 2443	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1372 of 2421	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1499 of 2444	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1821 of 2515	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1638 of 2483	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	3053 of 4461	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	1403 of 4331	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	1673 of 4295	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1890 of 4240	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1370 of 2918	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2036 of 3668	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	1618 of 3556	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	1756 of 3487	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.5	406 of 3446	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	903 of 3333	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	487 of 3226	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2985 of 4575	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	2656 of 3744	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	3699 of 4658	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3652 of 4588	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2888 of 4561	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	2119 of 4499	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	3812 of 4348	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2464 of 4306	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	111 of 3075	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	66.3	933 of 2619	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	942 of 2958	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2172 of 3184	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2248 of 4413	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	1757 of 3644	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	2338 of 4465	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	2220 of 4401	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2600 of 4376	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.3	753 of 4329	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	1580 of 4188	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	907 of 4168	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2487 of 4520	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	2412 of 3705	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4073 of 4594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3741 of 4521	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2469 of 4477	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	2014 of 4451	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	2866 of 4309	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2128 of 4264	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3267 of 4582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	2708 of 3739	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4237 of 4647	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3637 of 4585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2736 of 4563	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	3014 of 4498	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3092 of 4357	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2836 of 4319	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	799 of 1106	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	933 of 975	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1095 of 1128	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	953 of 1099	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	811 of 1004	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	936 of 1112	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	979 of 1046	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3843 of 4301	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	3443 of 3549	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3409 of 4292	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2504 of 4086	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	1079 of 3952	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	20.7	3497 of 3799	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1830 of 3684	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1221 of 3558	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	2539 of 3006	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	2243 of 2612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2925 of 3108	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	2549 of 3106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1937 of 3082	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	2835 of 3082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2826 of 3142	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2355 of 3127	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+64 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

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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
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
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
Cecil Everett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	3201 Panther Dr Bldg #9	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
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
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
Aaron Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Cr 44112	Powderly	75460	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
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
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 Justiss Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Justiss Elementary?

Students at Justiss Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 29% African American, 21% White, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Justiss Elementary in?

Paris Independent School District (Isd)

Is Justiss Elementary a good school?

Justiss Elementary ranks 3137^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Justiss Elementary attend?

Students who attend Justiss Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crockett Intermediate
Middle : Paris J H
High : Paris High School

How many students attend Justiss Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Justiss Elementary.

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