Elementary school (grades K-5) · Thomasville, PA

Paradise El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Paradise El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 422259004620
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👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Paradise El Sch earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
13.3:1
students per teacher
43.9%
free-lunch eligible
306
students enrolled

Paradise El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Thomasville, PA 17364
District: Spring Grove Area Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 422259004620 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Paradise El Sch held near 342 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 422259004620 · Thomasville, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

306 enr · 13.3:1 · 43.9% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Spring Grove Area Hs (1,163 students)

Paradise El Sch held near 342 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Paradise El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Paradise El Sch reports 306 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Paradise El Sch compares

Paradise El Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.3:1 ▼ 2% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.9% ▼ 24% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 306 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
306
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
43.9%
free-lunch eligible - 24% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 49% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
28.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,390
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 306 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 90.8%
Hispanic or Latino 4.6%
Two or More 3.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 90.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.2, Paradise El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Spring Grove Area Sd reports $17,390 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Paradise El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Spring Grove Area Hs Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Spring Grove El Sch Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Spring Grove Area Ms Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Spring Grove Area Intrmd Sch Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
New Salem El Sch Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Paradise El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Spring Grove Area Sd · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~306 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Paradise El Sch

How many students attend Paradise El Sch?

Paradise El Sch has 306 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Thomasville, PA. CCD year-over-year: 342 (2022-23) → 342 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Paradise El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Paradise El Sch is 13.3:1, which is 2% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Paradise El Sch?

43.9% of students at Paradise El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Paradise El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Paradise El Sch is White at 90.8% of enrollment, in Thomasville, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Paradise El Sch?

Paradise El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Spring Grove Area Sd?

Besides Paradise El Sch, Spring Grove Area Sd also operates Spring Grove Area Hs (1,163 students), Spring Grove El Sch (724 students), and Spring Grove Area Ms (650 students). See the Spring Grove Area Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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