📍 338 Schoolhouse Rd, Paradise, Wise County, 76073
Paradise Int is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paradise, Wise County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Gage. It is part of the Paradise Isd school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paradise Int enrolls 181 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 181 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Int 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 Int 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 181 students, Paradise Int is smaller than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant