Paragon Science Academy

Set in CHANDLER, Arizona, Paragon Science Academy is an average-sized all-grades campus, overseen by Daisy Education Corporation dba Paragon Science Ac (89917). It serves 601 students across grades K through 12.

Paragon Science Academy is a school of Daisy Education Corporation dba Paragon Science Ac (89917), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Paragon Science Academy logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Paragon Science Academy reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Paragon Science Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kyrene Traditional Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paragon Science Academy.

Paragon Science Academy operates from an urban location. Paragon Science Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 506 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 21% to 32%.

On the community side, members of the Paragon Science Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.