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Paradise Elementary School

Q: Is Paradise Elementary School a good school?

Paradise Elementary School ranks 95 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ball, Louisiana, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 357. The school is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is ranked 31 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paradise Elementary consistently performs above the Rapides Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 83% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 88% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63% and 76% for Rapides Parish, and 60% and 70% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade Mathematics, with 93% of students proficient or better, compared to 67% for Rapides Parish and 65% for the state.

Paradise Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Rapides Parish district, including Rosenthal Montessori Elementary, Alma Redwine Elementary, and Acadian Elementary, in both Mathematics and ELA. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Paradise Elementary is Peabody Montessori Elementary, which also consistently performs above the district and state averages.

369

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,118

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5010 Monroe Highway
Ball, LA 71405

(318) 640-1033

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Paradise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tioga Junior High School
High:	Tioga High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

African American:

21.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (86% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

95^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

31^st of 118Rapides Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	95 of 666	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	169 of 675	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	114 of 730	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	146 of 727	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	256 of 729	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	241 of 731	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	427 of 728	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	436 of 739	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	388 of 742	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.9	362 of 792	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.0	251 of 777	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	260 of 772	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	237 of 764	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.5	154 of 766	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	286 of 736	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.5	206 of 738	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	207 of 743	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	200 of 725	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	35 of 501	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	34 of 570	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	45.6	299 of 562	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	285 of 564	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	328 of 559	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	253 of 547	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	84 of 633	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	107 of 635	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	88 of 705	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	118 of 701	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	234 of 705	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	166 of 684	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	66 of 661	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	221 of 674	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.5	101 of 723	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	216 of 724	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	312 of 719	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	301 of 697	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	350 of 682	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	86 of 641	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	202 of 651	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	133 of 713	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	196 of 712	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	243 of 704	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	290 of 696	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	104 of 208	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	95 of 296	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	226 of 307	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	181 of 333	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	111 of 431	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	191 of 434	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	169 of 518	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	172 of 517	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	294 of 522	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	246 of 517	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	301 of 516	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+18 vs state

Mathematics83%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2014

I really like the staff and faculty of the school.They are nice and kind they believe in the children's education and I wish I could send my son there forever because of the wonderful staff but he has too move on. Close Quote

Schools Near Paradise Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (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	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Paradise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5010 Monroe Highway	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-1033	369	31	11.8	78.3%	256 (69.4%)	78 (21.1%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	84.2	95^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.7	169^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.0%	74	77.0	93.0	75.0		83.0	87.0	86.0	78.0		88.0	$16,118
Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4310 Pardue Road	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-9494	482	36	13.3	88.2%	303 (62.9%)	118 (24.5%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	60.2	297^th of 666 public elementary schools	55.4%		64.8	263^rd of 675 public elementary schools	61.0%	34	51.0	73.0	60.0	61.0	61.0	66.0	79.0		86.0	79.0	$14,077
Ball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	89 Camp Livingston Road	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-5394	387	28	13.6	84.2%	275 (71.1%)	61 (15.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	73.1	189^th of 666 public elementary schools	71.6%		77.1	160^th of 675 public elementary schools	76.3%	29	70.0	79.0	59.0	77.0	71.0	68.0	90.0	80.0		82.0	$13,641
Mary Goff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6900 Shreveport Highway	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-3416	365	22	16.5	74.0%	298 (81.6%)	32 (8.8%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	86.1	83^rd of 666 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.4	165^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.6%	82	78.0	89.0		80.0	78.0	84.0	86.0			86.0	$13,213
J.I. Barron Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43655 Trinity Church Road	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-6860	924	61	15.0	64.5%	541 (58.5%)	239 (25.9%)	51 (5.5%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)	69.8	219^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.1%		69.9	224^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.8%	5	69.0	66.0	59.0	76.0	67.0	76.0	81.0	74.0	85.0	79.0	$12,985
Lessie Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	207 Griffith Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7151	392	30	13.1	95.4%	88 (22.4%)	284 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								(n/a)	35.0				35.0	51.0				51.0	$15,271
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	466	29	15.8	69.3%	179 (38.4%)	254 (54.5%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.5	91^st of 675 public elementary schools	86.5%	21	80.0		83.0	77.0	83.0	87.0	95.0			90.0	$13,281
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1951 Monroe Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5791	366	26	14.1	88.8%	55 (15.0%)	282 (77.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	60.9	290^th of 666 public elementary schools	56.5%		70.5	215^th of 675 public elementary schools	68.1%	75	46.0		41.0	79.0	60.0	74.0	84.0	84.0		82.0	$14,748
Alma Redwine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-3177	225	21	10.8	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	215 (95.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	25.4	524^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.1	546^th of 675 public elementary schools	19.1%	22	32.0	41.0			42.0	59.0	65.0			69.0	$18,897
Acadian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Richmond Drive	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 487-1203	270	23	11.9	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	250 (92.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	33.9	469^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.1	470^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.4%	1	54.0	51.0	38.0		47.0	66.0	61.0			63.0	$16,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Elementary School

Is Paradise Elementary School a good school?

Paradise Elementary School ranks 95^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Paradise Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paradise Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tioga Junior High School
High : Tioga High School

What district is Paradise Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Elementary School?

Students at Paradise Elementary School are 69% White, 21% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Paradise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Paradise Elementary School.

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