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Paradise Elementary School

Regular School · Ball, LA

Paradise Elementary School is a regular school school in Ball, Louisiana, serving grades PK–06 with 369 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
369
Teachers (FTE)
31.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 256 69%
Black or African American 78 21%
Hispanic/Latino 18 5%
Two or more races 10 3%
Asian 5 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 1%
Total enrollment 369 205M / 164F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 29.5% 169
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 40.7% 169
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 162

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.18 grade levels
Math
-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
21 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
6
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
93
25.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 369 100%

Contact & Location

5010 Monroe Highway

Ball, LA 71405

Phone: (318)640-1033

District

Rapides Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,528

District enrollment: 22,991

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

220129001065

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD