North Lamar Intermediate School
Public elementary school in Paris, Texas · North Lamar ISD · Grades 2–5
North Lamar Intermediate School serves 593 students in grades 2–5 in Paris (Lamar County). It is one of 5 schools in North Lamar ISD. By enrollment it is the 1657th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 2–5 |
| District | North Lamar ISD |
| County | Lamar County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483301007671 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | North Lamar ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 593 | 2,395 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54% | 50.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
North Lamar Intermediate School in context
Size
North Lamar Intermediate School is the largest of North Lamar ISD's 3 elementary schools; its 593 students are 24.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 6.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 369; North Lamar Intermediate School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 191 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 115, against an average of 148 per grade. This year grade 5 has 36% more students than grade 2 (191 against 140). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 69.5% here and 68.7% across North Lamar ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 15%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.7% across North Lamar ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 593 students, North Lamar Intermediate School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 593 students would have about 40.1 teachers, so North Lamar Intermediate School has 1.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
North Lamar Intermediate School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is W L Higgins Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other elementary schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 69.5% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Two or more races | 9.3% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 2 | 140 |
| Grade 3 | 115 |
| Grade 4 | 147 |
| Grade 5 | 191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
310 Nl Pkwy, Paris, TX 75460
Phone: (903)737-7971
Website: northlamar.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Lamar Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W L Higgins Elementary School | North Lamar ISD | 0.6 mi | 330 | 15.8 | 64.8% |
| Justiss Elementary School | Paris ISD | 2.5 mi | 546 | 14.1 | 94% |
| Aikin Elementary School | Paris ISD | 2.8 mi | 866 | 15.6 | 72.3% |
| Chisum Elementary School | Chisum ISD | 4.8 mi | 584 | 14.9 | 41.4% |
| Aaron Parker Elementary School | North Lamar ISD | 8.4 mi | 246 | 12 | 63.4% |
| Blossom Elementary School | Prairiland ISD | 9.8 mi | 408 | 14.8 | 49.5% |
| Detroit Elementary School | Detroit ISD | 16.8 mi | 222 | 13.2 | 66.7% |
| Deport Elementary School | Prairiland ISD | 17.8 mi | 154 | 12 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in North Lamar ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 246 |
| Frank Stone Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 521 |
| North Lamar High School | High | 9–12 | 705 |
| W L Higgins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 330 |