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Aikin Elementary

Public Grades K-4

3680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Aikin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Paris, Texas, serving 924 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Paris Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 615 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aikin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,128 and 3,925 out of around 4,600 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is below the state and district averages in both reading and mathematics across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.41% of 3rd-grade students and 35.09% of 4th-grade students at Aikin Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 52.02% and 53.73%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 75.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Aikin Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than Justiss Elementary, which is also part of the Paris ISD and has higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and a higher statewide ranking. However, Aikin Elementary's student-teacher ratio and per-student spending are more favorable compared to some of the other nearby schools, such as Chisum Elementary and North Lamar Intermediate, which have lower student-teacher ratios and higher per-student spending.

866

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,601

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Pine Mill Rd
Paris, TX 75460-4937

(903) 737-7443

District: Paris Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Aikin Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

23.4%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg49%

3,680^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

615^th of 961Paris 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
2025	25.8	3680 of 4651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3946 of 4710	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3290 of 4647	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3572 of 4581	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	2128 of 4578	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	2764 of 4479	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2263 of 4359	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	2425 of 4329	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	3048 of 4286	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.3	2418 of 4320	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	2099 of 4260	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	2614 of 4221	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	3232 of 4206	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	3775 of 4095	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	3356 of 3937	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	3200 of 3884	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	3090 of 3768	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.3	2674 of 3724	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.0	2376 of 3476	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.3	2143 of 3475	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.3	2006 of 3465	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1764 of 1905	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2106 of 2443	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1989 of 2443	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2102 of 2421	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1661 of 2444	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	2121 of 2515	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1892 of 2483	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	4246 of 4461	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	3089 of 4331	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3953 of 4295	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3183 of 4240	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1762 of 2918	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	2833 of 3668	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	2772 of 3556	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1861 of 3487	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	1483 of 3446	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.3	3229 of 3333	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	1580 of 3226	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	2720 of 3744	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3577 of 4658	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	2953 of 4588	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3498 of 4561	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	2217 of 4499	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	2872 of 4348	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2548 of 4306	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1808 of 2619	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	1142 of 2980	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1827 of 2958	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	1023 of 3006	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	2535 of 3184	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2505 of 3106	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2939 of 3644	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3101 of 4465	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3065 of 4401	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2421 of 4376	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	1946 of 4329	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	2745 of 4188	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2338 of 4168	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	3177 of 3705	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3952 of 4594	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3934 of 4521	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	3936 of 4477	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	2451 of 4451	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3221 of 4309	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2627 of 4264	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	3004 of 3739	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3942 of 4647	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3642 of 4585	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3571 of 4563	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	1981 of 4498	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	2492 of 4357	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	2044 of 4319	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	944 of 975	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1096 of 1128	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	958 of 1099	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	933 of 1004	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	846 of 961	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	959 of 1112	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	976 of 1046	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1994 of 3549	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	2966 of 4292	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2811 of 4086	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1829 of 3952	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	1474 of 3799	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1765 of 3684	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	616 of 3558	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1816 of 2612	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2701 of 3108	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	2252 of 3106	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2427 of 3082	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.4	1242 of 3082	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	1416 of 3142	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	1079 of 3127	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-17 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

if I could give zero stars I would. If your child is ADHD or ADD please avoid this place if you can. They are not tolerant at all. They set up a 504 "plan" meeting and when I tried to reschedule due to work basically told me they would not be able to get with me for months and months and it would be bad for him. Well they set up his plan with my son that consisted of TWO things one of which was "being able to leave class and take his meds with the nurse" WHICH HE NEVER DID. Ever. He always took his meds before school which they were very much aware of. They basically just set it up so that they could check him off a list. They did the bare minimum and even when he got straight A's, which he worked HARD for, he was left out of the a honor roll because, due to lack of a 504 plan, he had some typical ADHD behavioral issues. This school is the worst school my son has ever gone to, they killed his self confidence. I am a mom that likes to be active and stay communicated with his teachers and they never called me until (in their words) "his behavior (that I didn't know about) was constantly out of control every day". If I had had any communication whatsoever I could have helped them with him and gotten him into see his doctor to help but they didn't care. Steer away if your child has any form of ADHD, they will not be helpful, will kill your child's self confidence and make them feel like they are BAD, when if they just had guidance and a little patience they could thrive. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

My four children have received a quality education at Aikin. Teachers really care.p Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Love the way this school takes care of my special needs son! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Operated with prison social thinking, children do not like this school, nor do parents. Close Quote

Schools Near Aikin Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	25.8	3680^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.2	3946^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.2%	266			36.4	35.1		27.2	40.9			$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%)	52.3	2002^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.0%		53.8	1942^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	58.8%	60			49.1	49.6	55.7	44.0	37.2	53.0	31.4	$8,830
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%)	30.2	3418^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.5%		19.1	4120^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.5%	702	11.1	62.5	40.0	52.0		29.9	26.4			$8,557
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%)	65	1349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%		65.6	1317^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.0%	32			67.9	72.0	60.4	42.2	54.8	34.0	40.6	$8,649
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%)	60.1	1572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.2%		47.7	2324^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.7%	752			48.3	52.9	57.1	41.7	59.4	55.4	35.7	$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%)	22.2	3899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.2%		59.8	1608^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.9%	2291			42.5	35.7		27.5	21.4			$9,869
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%)	8.6	4526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%		30.9	3404^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.7%	1122			16.7	33.3	6.7	16.7	22.2	3.2	12.9	$16,647
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%)	55.1	1833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.6%		58	1701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	63.9%	132			50.0	68.2	66.7	54.6	45.5	37.5	12.5	$11,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Aikin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Aikin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aikin Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Aikin Elementary a good school?

Aikin Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Aikin Elementary?

Students at Aikin Elementary are 42% White, 23% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Aikin Elementary in?

Paris Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Aikin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Aikin Elementary.

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