Paramount Charter Academy

Paramount Charter Academy is an elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, and it is part of Paramount Charter Academy. It reports enrollment of 373 students in pre-K through 8.

Paramount Charter Academy operates as its own local education agency.

The largest group at Paramount Charter Academy is Black students, at 49%. It is also 24% multiracial, 17% White, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kalamazoo County is roughly 11% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paramount Charter Academy scores 66%.

Paramount Charter Academy reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 50 points above the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County.

The county, Kalamazoo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,532, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 93, with about 34,151 students.

ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Paramount Charter Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. Paramount Charter Academy is a public charter school.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 373, down from 447 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.0 to 15.2 over 4 years.

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