PARADISE EL

PARADISE EL is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in PARADISE, Texas, run under PARADISE ISD, with 414 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so PARADISE EL sits 20% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in PARADISE ISD (1,331 students total), PARADISE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PARADISE EL lists that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Wise County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, PARADISE EL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wise County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARADISE EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 57.0%; PARADISE EL posts 37.0%, -20.0 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Wise County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wise County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students), PARADISE EL is one campus in the mix.

PARADISE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PARADISE EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARADISE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. PARADISE EL's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 414). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 78%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.