Summary:
Paramount Charter Academy is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Paramount Charter Academy District, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. With a total enrollment of 370 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, performing significantly below the state average across key academic metrics.
Paramount Charter Academy has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance on the PSAT exam for 8th-grade students is also significantly below the state average, with only 34.8% proficient in English Language Arts and 13.04% proficient in Mathematics.
The school faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 93.51%. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,302 in the 2023-2024 school year, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 22.3 to 1 may also be a contributing factor to the low academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that Paramount Charter Academy is a low-performing school that requires a comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement to address the underlying challenges and improve student outcomes.
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