Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette

Summary:

Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in Lafayette, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 173 students. The school's performance and characteristics suggest it is facing significant challenges in student achievement and socioeconomic factors.

Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette has a low statewide ranking, placing 755 out of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 626 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates on ILEARN assessments are generally below the state average across all grades and subject areas, with particularly low science proficiency rates of only 8.7% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be impacting student learning and performance.

The data also indicates that Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 78.61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $16,158, the school's declining performance on ILEARN assessments suggests the need for a closer examination of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and strategies for supporting student success.

District Detail

1904 Elmwood Ave
Lafayette, IN 47904

(317) 598-4588

SchoolDigger Rank:
283^rd of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 193

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)						ILEARN Math (2025)						ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette	Public, Charter	K-7	1904 Elmwood Ave	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 519-4588	193	13	14.8	75.1%	90 (46.6%)	78 (40.4%)	18 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	27	755^th of 1005 public elementary schools	24.9%		40.5	626^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.1%	129	38.5	29.4	28.1	20.7	43.8	30.8	46.2	17.7	18.8	34.5	18.8	28.3	17.7	3.5	8.7	21.9	$16,158	$1,915	$14,243

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Excel Center - Lafayette	0.32 mi	1	340^th
Lafayette School Corporation	0.47 mi	12	245^th
West Lafayette Com School Corp	1.96 mi	3
Tippecanoe School Corp	2.28 mi	21	77^th
Frontier School Corporation	11.71 mi	2	129^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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