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B+
Schools in Paris · Paris-Union School District 95, Paris Community Unit School District 4

Paris’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 43% of Paris’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Paris, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#331of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 40% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Paris-Union School District 95
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,522 students on the public path
In brief

Paris’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1015 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Paris’s, its schools beat 83%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 28% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Paris-Union School District 95 spends $12,891 per student and Paris Community Unit School District 4 $10,056, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Paris’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1015)Better than 83%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 863 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Paris anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Paris’s students in the tested grades sat them (854 in math, 871 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Paris, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Paris runs its own schools through grade 12 (Paris-Union School District 95). From grade PK, students attend the Paris Community Unit School District 4, shared with Buck, Edgar, Elbridge, Grandview, Hunter, Paris, Stratton, Symmes and Vermilion. Its elementary school is in Paris. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Paris

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Paris-Union School District 95Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,231 students · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,891IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Paris Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 622 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,056IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Paris-Union School District 9546%
State average 29.9% · 555 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paris-Union School District 9525%
State average 25.8% · 547 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Paris Community Unit School District 438%
State average 29.9% · 316 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paris Community Unit School District 432%
State average 25.8% · 307 students tested

Paris vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Paris’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ParisB+Paris-Union School District 95 PK–12 · Paris Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Paris Township—Paris Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Paris

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Parisin other towns
Crestwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
293 students12:1Rate it →
Mayo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
241 students10:1Rate it →
Crestwood Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
134 students15:1Rate it →
Paris Cooperative High School 95
High · Grades 9–12
C
366 studentsRate it →
Paris Cooperative High School 4
High · Grades 9–12
B−
179 studentsRate it →

Questions about Paris’s schools

Are Paris’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Paris children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Paris in?

Two districts: Paris-Union School District 95 runs grades PK–12, and Paris Community Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, shared with Buck, Edgar, Elbridge, Grandview, Hunter, Paris, Stratton, Symmes and Vermilion.

Where do Paris kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Paris Cooperative High School 95 and Paris Cooperative High School 4.

What is Paris’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Paris-Union School District 95 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Paris spend per student?

$12,891 in Paris-Union School District 95 and $10,056 in Paris Community Unit School District 4 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.