Best Public Schools in Paragon, IN

Summary:

The city of Paragon, Indiana is home to a single public elementary school, Paragon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the MSD Martinsville Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 381 school districts in Indiana and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Paragon Elementary School has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 642 out of 1,020 Indiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 710 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024, and a rating of just 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math are consistently lower than the district and state averages, indicating below-average academic performance. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (60.21%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite these challenges, Paragon Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, which could indicate smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students. However, the school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $11,625, which is above the state average but below the district average. Additionally, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less, indicating a need to address attendance issues that may be impacting student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)			ILEARN Math (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paragon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Old SR 67	Paragon	46166	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 537-2276	191	18	10.6	60.2%	182 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	31.8	710^th of 1010 public elementary schools	29.7%		21.3	808^th of 1016 public elementary schools	20.5%	98	21.2	31.4	26.5	42.4	37.1	39.7	$11,625	$1,491	$10,134

Cities Near Paragon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gosport	5.6 mi	1	232^nd
Martinsville	8.61 mi	10	178^th
Eminence	9.14 mi	2	336^th
Ellettsville	11.02 mi	4	56^th
Spencer	11.25 mi	4	279^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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