Paramount Online Academy

Paramount Online Academy, a minimally staffed elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, run under Paramount Online Academy, caters to 163 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Paramount Online Academy sits 63% below that benchmark.

Paramount Online Academy is the operating authority for Paramount Online Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Paramount Online Academy records that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Marion County's rate of about 60%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Paramount Online Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Paramount Cottage Home, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Paramount Online Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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