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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