1
Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEQUEA VALLEY SD·NCES 421890002647
Paradise Elementary School
20 N Belmont Rd, Paradise, PA 17562 · (717) 768-5560 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
243 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pequea Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 42.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paradise Elementary School
Paradise Elementary School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Elementary School this school | 382 | 63.6% | 51.6% |
| Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 405 | 66.9% | 60.4% |
| Penn Valley Elementary School Levittown | 356 | 61.5% | 50.3% |
| Summitview Elementary School Waynesboro | 363 | 59.8% | 58.0% |
| Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School Cogan Station | 402 | 62.7% | 63.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Bangor | 375 | 57.3% | 66.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paradise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #832 of 1,396 | #42 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #872 of 1,511 ▲ 50 | #43 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #729 of 1,511 ▲ 107 | #38 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #950 of 1,638 | #40 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #606 of 1,528 | #23 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #757 of 1,531 | #40 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #780 of 1,600 | #21 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #255 of 1,045 | #11 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
-81 (-17%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 30.5 | 12.5:1 | 64% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 31.8 | 13.1:1 | 55% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 41.5 | 11.7:1 | 62% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 45% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 21% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (486 to 382); teachers down 26% (41.5 to 30.5).
About Paradise Elementary School
Paradise Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Paradise, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 382 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Paradise Elementary School belongs to Pequea Valley SD, a district of 4 schools and 1,303 students.
By race and ethnicity, Paradise Elementary School is 76% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. By the diversity index, Paradise Elementary School comes in at 40%.
The count of teachers at Paradise Elementary School is 30.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Around 64% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
allk12 grades Paradise Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Pennsylvania, Paradise Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.6% actual against a predicted 50.3%.
Lancaster County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Paradise Elementary School is among the 114 public schools in Lancaster County.
Nearest public school: Pequea Valley High School, about 2.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Paradise Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.1% on proficiency, and Paradise Elementary School is above that at 51.6%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 463 in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease.
Community posts for Paradise Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pequea Valley SD
- Pequea Valley High SchoolHigh · 451 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 212 students
Other Paradise Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Paradise Elementary. Paradise Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Paradise Elementary SchoolThomasville, PA · 306 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolPARADISE, TX · 414 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolBall, LA · 369 students
- Paradise ElementaryModesto, CA · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Pequea Valley High School2.3 mi · 451
- Pequea Valley Intrmd School2.7 mi · 212
- Salisbury Elementary School5.5 mi · 258
- New Holland Elementary5.6 mi · 484
- Leola Elementary School5.8 mi · 287
- Gerald G Huesken Middle School6.4 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Elementary SchoolHow large is Paradise Elementary School?
Paradise Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Paradise Elementary School serve?
Paradise Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Paradise Elementary School have?
Paradise Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paradise Elementary School?
At Paradise Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Paradise Elementary School?
Paradise Elementary School is overseen by Pequea Valley SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.