Best Public Schools in Paradise, PA

Summary:

Paradise, Pennsylvania is home to a single elementary school, Paradise Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Pequea Valley School District, which is ranked 314 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paradise Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 992 out of 1,534 schools in 2022-2023 to 1,080 out of 1,534 schools in 2021-2022. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA tests are generally below the district and state averages in Math and English Language Arts, but significantly higher in Science. The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 55.05% in the 2022-2023 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1.

Despite the school's declining performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $20,733 for the 2021-2022 school year. This suggests that the school may have access to significant resources, and it would be important to analyze how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. Overall, the analysis of Paradise Elementary School provides insights into the challenges and strengths of the school, but a broader understanding of the educational landscape in the area would require data on additional schools for comparison.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 N Belmont Rd	Paradise	17562	Lancaster County	Pequea Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 768-5560	416	32	13.0	55.0%	321 (77.2%)	20 (4.8%)	55 (13.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	52.4	832^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	45.5%		41.7	992^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	35.3%	160	57.3	55.5	32.7	25.4	42.2	82.6	82.6	60.7	63.1	49.0	41.2	52.9	$20,733	$4,699	$16,034

Cities Near Paradise

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kinzers	3.89 mi	2	399^th
Quarryville	5.86 mi	5	559^th
Christiana	6.17 mi	1	295^th
Gap	6.24 mi	1	547^th
New Providence	6.59 mi	1	494^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 Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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