Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Paradise ISD: A

Total students

455

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Paradise ISD: 17.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Paradise ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Paradise Elementary School is an elementary school in Paradise, TX, in the Paradise ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 455 students. 26.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,913, which is $7,974 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pisd.net

Address

338 Schoolhouse Rd
Paradise, TX 76073-0646

Office phone number

(940) 969-5046

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paradise Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

455

African American

2 (0.4%)

Paradise ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Paradise ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

69 (15.2%)

Paradise ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Paradise ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

365 (80.2%)

Paradise ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (3.5%)

Paradise ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

15.2%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

80.2%

Two or more races

3.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

26.6 %

Paradise ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

33.6 %

Paradise ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.2 %

Paradise ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

26.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

33.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.2 %

Paradise ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.7 %

Paradise ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.1 %

Paradise ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.2%

Gifted and talented

3.7%

Special education

12.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Paradise ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Paradise ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Paradise ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Paradise ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3 %

Paradise ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Paradise ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Paradise ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Paradise ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Paradise ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.8 %

Paradise ISD: 6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Paradise ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

32.4

African American

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.4 (100%)

Paradise ISD: 99%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

29.4 (90.7%)

Paradise ISD: 78.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (9.3%)

Paradise ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Paradise ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14

Paradise ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Paradise ISD: 17.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,913

Paradise ISD: $54,652

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$40,000

Paradise ISD: $40,167

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,071

Paradise ISD: $43,004

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,030

Paradise ISD: $46,533

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,634

Paradise ISD: $53,268

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,357

Paradise ISD: $63,322

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,000

Paradise ISD: $69,736

Statewide: $71,111

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