Paradise Honors Middle School

Paradise Honors Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in SURPRISE, Arizona, part of Paragon Management Inc. (5180), works with 696 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% above the state mean of about 494.

Paragon Management Inc. (5180) runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,988 students. Paradise Honors Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Paradise Honors Middle School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Paradise Honors Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Paradise Honors Middle School is one.

Paradise Honors High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paradise Honors Middle School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. Paradise Honors Middle School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.