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Paragon Learning Center
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 46% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this school4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 18.5 | 25.4:1 | 90% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 14 | 29.4:1 | 87% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | 86% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 40 | 8.1 | 5.0:1 | 85% (34) |
Since 2017-18: students up 1090% (40 to 476); teachers up 173% (8.1 to 22).
About Paragon Learning Center
In PUEBLO, Colorado, part of Pueblo County, Paragon Learning Center is a high school. The school reports 476 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students.
Paragon Learning Center is one of 34 schools in Pueblo School District 60, which enrolls 14,351 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 73% of enrollment at Paragon Learning Center. Other students are 22% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 42% Hispanic share among all Pueblo County residents. Paragon Learning Center has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1 at Paragon Learning Center, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure.
Within Pueblo County, median household income is about $64,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 66 public schools in Pueblo County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,254.
The nearest public school is D60 Online School, at about 0.4 miles. Paragon Learning Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Paragon Learning Center as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. In federal data, Paragon Learning Center is a virtual school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 269 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 476. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
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