📍 338 Schoolhouse Rd, Paradise, Wise County, 76073
Paradise el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paradise, Wise County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Josh Rutledge. It is part of the Paradise Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paradise el enrolls 436 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 344 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 436 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paradise el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Paradise el is one of 4 schools in PARADISE ISD, based in PARADISE, Texas. The district serves 1,331 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Paradise el is larger than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant