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Paradise Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

5010 Monroe Highway, Ball, LA 71405 · (318) 640-1033 · Part of Rapides Parish School District

Ball’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
369
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Paradise Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Ball kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

Where Ball kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Paradise Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5010 Monroe Highway, Ball

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten46
Grade 145
Grade 240
Grade 344
Grade 457
Grade 540
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
358’20
359’21
373’22
357’23
369’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Black 21%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paradise Elementary School from Ball families.

Other schools in Rapides Parish School District

The district →
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
924 students15:1
Oak Hill High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Elmer
B−
715 students13:1
Glenmora High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B−
673 students13:1
Northwood High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lena
B−
598 students12:1
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
576 students14:1
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A−
546 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Ball’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.