diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
index c9f84612757..b9d60c68cf0 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ fn convert_i256(value: &[u8], n: usize) -> i256 {
     let mut bytes = [0u8; 32];
     bytes[..n].copy_from_slice(value);
 
-    i256::from_be_bytes(bytes)
+    i256(i256::from_be_bytes(bytes).0 >> (8 * (32 - n)))
 }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/row_group.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/row_group.rs
index 176c6e83182..e475010e606 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/row_group.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/row_group.rs
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ pub fn to_deserializer<'a>(
 
         (columns, types)
     } else {
+        for (meta, chunk) in columns.clone() {
+            println!("the meta is {:?},\nthe chunk is {:?}", meta, chunk);
+        }
         let (columns, types): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = columns
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(column_meta, chunk)| {
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/statistics/fixlen.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/statistics/fixlen.rs
index 62b41956b00..6ad5aab9ff6 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/statistics/fixlen.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/statistics/fixlen.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ use parquet2::statistics::{FixedLenStatistics, Statistics as ParquetStatistics};
 
 use crate::array::*;
 use crate::error::Result;
-use crate::io::parquet::read::convert_i256;
 use crate::types::{days_ms, i256};
 
-use super::super::{convert_days_ms, convert_i128};
+use super::super::{convert_days_ms, convert_i128, convert_i256};
 
 pub(super) fn push_i128(
     from: Option<&dyn ParquetStatistics>,
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/fixed_len_bytes.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/fixed_len_bytes.rs
index db871bb817e..357c14f2bb4 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/fixed_len_bytes.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/fixed_len_bytes.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use parquet2::{
 };
 
 use super::{binary::ord_binary, utils, WriteOptions};
+use crate::types::i256;
 use crate::{
     array::{Array, FixedSizeBinaryArray, PrimitiveArray},
     error::Result,
@@ -103,3 +104,25 @@ pub(super) fn build_statistics_decimal(
             .map(|x| x.to_be_bytes()[16 - size..].to_vec()),
     }
 }
+
+pub(super) fn build_statistics_decimal256(
+    array: &PrimitiveArray<i256>,
+    primitive_type: PrimitiveType,
+    size: usize,
+) -> FixedLenStatistics {
+    FixedLenStatistics {
+        primitive_type,
+        null_count: Some(array.null_count() as i64),
+        distinct_count: None,
+        max_value: array
+            .iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .max()
+            .map(|x| x.0.to_be_bytes()[32 - size..].to_vec()),
+        min_value: array
+            .iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .min()
+            .map(|x| x.0.to_be_bytes()[32 - size..].to_vec()),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
index f16e6acc9d4..44e7b8e9138 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
@@ -464,13 +464,20 @@ pub fn array_to_page_simple(
 
             fixed_len_bytes::array_to_page(array, options, type_, statistics)
         }
-        DataType::Decimal256(_, _) => {
+        DataType::Decimal256(precision, _) => {
             let type_ = type_;
-            let size = 32;
+            let size = decimal_length_from_precision(*precision);
             let array = array
                 .as_any()
                 .downcast_ref::<PrimitiveArray<i256>>()
                 .unwrap();
+            let statistics = if options.write_statistics {
+                let stats =
+                    fixed_len_bytes::build_statistics_decimal256(array, type_.clone(), size);
+                Some(stats)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
             let mut values = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(size * array.len());
             array.values().iter().for_each(|x| {
                 let bytes = &x.to_be_bytes()[32 - size..];
@@ -481,12 +488,6 @@ pub fn array_to_page_simple(
                 values.into(),
                 array.validity().cloned(),
             );
-            let statistics = if options.write_statistics {
-                let stats = fixed_len_bytes::build_statistics(&array, type_.clone());
-                Some(stats)
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
 
             fixed_len_bytes::array_to_page(&array, options, type_, statistics)
         }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
index cbf85fa6d3f..ac4bbd396be 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ pub fn to_parquet_type(field: &Field) -> Result<ParquetType> {
                 None,
             )?)
         }
-        DataType::Decimal256(_, _) => Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
+        DataType::Decimal256(precision, _) => Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
             name,
-            PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(32),
+            PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(decimal_length_from_precision(*precision)),
             repetition,
             None,
             None,
diff --git a/src/types/native.rs b/src/types/native.rs
index 19c1697d1cf..40b79bcf1a2 100644
--- a/src/types/native.rs
+++ b/src/types/native.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl NativeType for f16 {
 }
 
 /// Physical representation of a decimal
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct i256(pub ethnum::I256);