Paradise Elementary School
5010 Monroe Hwy Ball LA, 71405, Rapides County Phone: 318-640-1033 Ranking: (234 out of 947, top 25%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Rapides Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 34 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 540 | 532 | 525 | 508 | 458 | 448 | 446 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 58 | 10.7% | 59 | 11.1% | 58 | 11.0% | 60 | 11.8% | 48 | 10.5% | 52 | 11.6% | 38 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten: | 88 | 16.3% | 64 | 12.0% | 78 | 14.9% | 61 | 12.0% | 65 | 14.2% | 52 | 11.6% | 60 | 13.5% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 10.9% | 69 | 13.0% | 60 | 11.4% | 70 | 13.8% | 50 | 10.9% | 65 | 14.5% | 85 | 19.1% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 14.3% | 53 | 10.0% | 64 | 12.2% | 56 | 11.0% | 62 | 13.5% | 71 | 15.8% | 53 | 11.9% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 10.0% | 68 | 12.8% | 57 | 10.9% | 67 | 13.2% | 63 | 13.8% | 56 | 12.5% | 60 | 13.5% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 13.5% | 76 | 14.3% | 68 | 13.0% | 75 | 14.8% | 63 | 13.8% | 60 | 13.4% | 48 | 10.8% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 13.3% | 73 | 13.7% | 68 | 13.0% | 61 | 12.0% | 66 | 14.4% | 42 | 9.4% | 49 | 11.0% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 10.9% | 70 | 13.2% | 72 | 13.7% | 58 | 11.4% | 41 | 9.0% | 50 | 11.2% | 53 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 52.4% | 278 | 52.3% | 265 | 50.5% | 255 | 50.2% | 231 | 50.4% | 237 | 52.9% | 228 | 51.1% |
Female: | 257 | 47.6% | 254 | 47.7% | 260 | 49.5% | 253 | 49.8% | 219 | 47.8% | 203 | 45.3% | 214 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% |
Black: | 170 | 31.5% | 162 | 30.5% | 157 | 29.9% | 140 | 27.6% | 110 | 24.0% | 123 | 27.5% | 118 | 26.5% |
White: | 349 | 64.6% | 354 | 66.5% | 352 | 67.0% | 358 | 70.5% | 336 | 73.4% | 317 | 70.8% | 322 | 72.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 61.9% | 317 | 59.6% | 294 | 56.0% | 254 | 50.0% | 250 | 54.6% | 255 | 56.9% | 242 | 54.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.9% | 43 | 8.1% | 49 | 9.3% | 37 | 7.3% | 50 | 10.9% | 54 | 12.1% | 53 | 11.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 18.34 | 15.91 | 15.16 | 14.53 | 14.20 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 67% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 63% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 66% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 55% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 64% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,904.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,861.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,575.0 |
* Paradise Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.