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Paradise Intermediate

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Paradise Intermediate ranks 2353 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

2353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Intermediate in Paradise, TX, serves 225 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Paradise Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a community with a relatively low rate of economic disadvantage compared to many surrounding areas.

This school has experienced a notable decline in state rankings over the past five years, dropping from the 91st percentile (5 stars) in 2020-2021 to the 49th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. This downward trend is puzzling given the school's advantages, including a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1—much lower than nearby schools like Goshen Creek Elementary (16.4:1) and Boyd Elementary (15.8:1)—and a low percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (29.78%). The decline is especially sharp in 4th grade, where students underperformed state averages in both Reading (47.62% vs. 53.04%) and Math (43.65% vs. 49.28%) in the most recent testing year, while 5th graders performed closer to state averages. This suggests a potential "4th-grade slump" that may require targeted instructional support.

Compared to high-performing neighbors like Young Elementary (72nd percentile) and Stem Academy At Enis Elementary (68th percentile) in the Decatur Independent School District (Isd), Paradise Intermediate now lags behind, even though those schools serve more economically disadvantaged populations. However, it still outperforms lower-performing schools like Bridgeport Intermediate (4th percentile). Notably, Paradise Elementary (PK-3) in the same district is performing well, with 3rd graders exceeding state averages, indicating that students arrive at Paradise Intermediate with a solid foundation. The school's recent struggles, despite favorable resources, point to a need for focused improvement in 4th-grade instruction and support for all student groups to reverse the decline.

225

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,025

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 Schoolhouse Rd
Paradise, TX 76073

(940) 969-5032

District: Paradise Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Paradise Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Paradise Middle
High:	Paradise High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Texas avg52%

2,353^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

297^th of 951Paradise Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	2353 of 4627	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	2023 of 4651	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	1198 of 4710	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	1452 of 4647	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.3	501 of 4581	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	421 of 4578	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	735 of 4479	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1152 of 4359	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	1495 of 4329	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	1350 of 4286	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	1825 of 4320	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	1771 of 4260	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	2206 of 4221	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	2284 of 4206	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	2159 of 4095	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.9	1254 of 3937	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.9	899 of 3884	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	957 of 3768	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.6	1159 of 3724	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.2	523 of 3476	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	668 of 3475	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	688 of 3465	80.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	1469 of 4461	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	779 of 4331	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	1636 of 4295	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2028 of 4240	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	2070 of 4575	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	1387 of 3744	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1031 of 4658	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	1101 of 4588	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	543 of 4561	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	432 of 4499	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	821 of 4348	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1596 of 4306	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1885 of 3075	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.8	49 of 2619	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.8	566 of 2980	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	762 of 2958	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	915 of 3006	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	1031 of 3184	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1411 of 3106	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1644 of 4413	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	1465 of 3644	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	808 of 4465	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	843 of 4401	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	481 of 4376	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	720 of 4329	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	1142 of 4188	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	1570 of 4168	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	3086 of 4520	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	2118 of 3705	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	973 of 4594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	1394 of 4521	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	402 of 4477	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	180 of 4451	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	445 of 4309	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	1295 of 4264	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2672 of 4582	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2249 of 3739	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	1654 of 4647	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1931 of 4585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.6	485 of 4563	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	429 of 4498	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	625 of 4357	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	825 of 4319	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3162 of 4301	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	3053 of 3549	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2631 of 4292	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2528 of 4086	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.1	695 of 3952	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	755 of 3799	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	799 of 3684	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	1835 of 3558	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	2428 of 3006	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1978 of 2612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1769 of 3108	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1886 of 3106	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.8	648 of 3082	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	550 of 3082	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1038 of 3142	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	1595 of 3127	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)67th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Paradise Intermediate	Public	4-5	338 Schoolhouse Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 969-5032	225	19	12.1	29.8%	188 (83.6%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	45.6	2353^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.1%		52.1	2023^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	56.5%	330					47.6	55.3		43.7	47.2	$7,025
Paradise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	338 Schoolhouse Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 969-5046	414	28	14.7	38.6%	322 (77.8%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)								(n/a)				55.8			55.8			$7,203
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1408 Elementary Dr	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-5955	523	32	16.2	74.0%	187 (35.8%)	4 (0.8%)	311 (59.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$5,966
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Buchanan Rd	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 393-7400	445	31	14.1	57.1%	256 (57.5%)	9 (2.0%)	164 (36.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	66.3	1290^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		76.7	881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%	409				43.9	71.2	69.8	35.1	69.7	52.4	$9,157
Bridgeport Intermediate	Public	3-5	1400 Hwy 380	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-5784	458	31	14.6	68.1%	196 (42.8%)	2 (0.4%)	234 (51.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	10.6	4459^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.7	4521^st of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	62	10.5	38.5	0.0	33.0	21.9	34.9	28.0	17.8	20.0	$5,986
Stem Academy At Enis Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Eagle Dr	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 393-7475	380	24	15.9	20.0%	294 (77.4%)	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	62.9	1466^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.3%		66.7	1275^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	191				62.5	78.3	48.3	54.7	55.0	36.2	$7,255
Rann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Deer Park Rd	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 393-7600	471	36	13.1	62.6%	167 (35.5%)	2 (0.4%)	285 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	36.1	3017^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.8%		38.1	2917^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	100				42.6	41.9	59.1	37.1	35.1	36.4	$9,381
Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Business 81/287 S	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 393-7500	489	31	15.6	42.3%	290 (59.3%)	3 (0.6%)	171 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	32.8	3235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.7	3452^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.8%	217				46.7	51.7	44.7	38.7	36.0	23.5	$9,241
Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Morton Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 433-9520	541	34	15.8	54.3%	339 (62.7%)	11 (2.0%)	161 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	65	1349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		64	1380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.3%	31				56.0	60.2		44.0	57.0		$7,027
Goshen Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 S Pojo Dr	Springtown	76082	Parker County	Springtown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 220-0272	674	41	16.4	42.1%	503 (74.6%)	8 (1.2%)	138 (20.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	47.4	2246^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		54.1	1902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%	344				37.6	48.4		40.6	57.3		$7,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Intermediate

What schools do graduates of Paradise Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Paradise Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paradise Middle
High : Paradise High School

What district is Paradise Intermediate in?

Paradise Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Paradise Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Paradise Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Intermediate?

Students at Paradise Intermediate are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Paradise Intermediate a good school?

Paradise Intermediate ranks 2353^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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