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Paramount Charter Academy

Charter

Regular School · KALAMAZOO, MI

Paramount Charter Academy is a charter regular school school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, serving grades PK–08 with 373 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
373
Teachers (FTE)
24.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 182 49%
Two or more races 91 24%
White 65 17%
Hispanic/Latino 35 9%
Total enrollment 373 183M / 190F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6.0% -30pp 36.0% 249
Reading Proficiency 15.0% -34.6pp 49.6% 251
Science Proficiency <=5% 78

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)
-0.25 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
119
31.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
305
81.8% 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.) 373 100%

Contact & Location

3624 S WESTNEDGE AVE

KALAMAZOO, MI 49008

Phone: (269)553-6400

http://paramount.heritageacademies.com

District

Paramount Charter Academy

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,124

District enrollment: 379

NCES ID

260020601123

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