Paradise Elementary School
6923 Lincoln Hwy West
Thomasville PA, 17364, York County
Phone: 717-225-4731
Ranking: 
(616 out of 2,311, top 27%)*
(616 out of 2,311, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Spring Grove Area 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: | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 374 | 379 | 364 | 353 | 366 | 365 | 350 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 19.0% | 66 | 17.4% | 62 | 17.0% | 61 | 17.3% | 71 | 19.4% | 72 | 19.7% | 63 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 18.4% | 69 | 18.2% | 65 | 17.9% | 74 | 21.0% | 76 | 20.8% | 68 | 18.6% | 67 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 19.5% | 66 | 17.4% | 84 | 23.1% | 73 | 20.7% | 71 | 19.4% | 67 | 18.4% | 84 | 24.0% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 18.4% | 88 | 23.2% | 82 | 22.5% | 72 | 20.4% | 65 | 17.8% | 83 | 22.7% | 70 | 20.0% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 24.6% | 90 | 23.7% | 71 | 19.5% | 73 | 20.7% | 83 | 22.7% | 75 | 20.5% | 66 | 18.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 200 | 53.5% | 189 | 49.9% | 176 | 48.4% | 184 | 52.1% | 171 | 46.7% | 171 | 46.8% | 168 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 174 | 46.5% | 190 | 50.1% | 188 | 51.6% | 169 | 47.9% | 180 | 49.2% | 181 | 49.6% | 178 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 12 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 348 | 93.0% | 351 | 92.6% | 334 | 91.8% | 333 | 94.3% | 343 | 93.7% | 338 | 92.6% | 334 | 95.4% |
| 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: | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 32.4% | 116 | 30.6% | 110 | 30.2% | 62 | 17.6% | 90 | 24.6% | 79 | 21.6% | 63 | 18.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.8% | 38 | 10.4% | 31 | 8.8% | 47 | 12.8% | 36 | 9.9% | 41 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.88 | 16.36 | 16.06 | 14.03 | 14.55 | 14.20 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.7% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.9% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 86.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 84.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 79.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 80.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 74.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.2% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 87% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.4% | 82.3% |
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* 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.