Paragon Science Academy

Paragon Science Academy is a medium-sized combined-grade school with its address in CHANDLER, Arizona. The school had 601 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

The most common group at Paragon Science Academy is White students, at 34%. Other groups make up 32% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Paragon Science Academy was 16.6:1. This ratio sits 4.9 below the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona.

The allk12 Grade for Paragon Science Academy is A. Compared with Arizona public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Maricopa County show that the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Paragon Science Academy, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, Kyrene Traditional Academy is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Paragon Science Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Paragon Science Academy is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Paragon Science Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 82 fewer students in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Paragon Science Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.