Paradise Independent School District
Address
338 Schoolhouse Rd
Paradise
, Wise County, Texas, 76073
United States
District information
SuperintendentDr. Paul Uttley [1]
Budget$11.3 million (2015-2016)[2]
NCES District ID4834260[2]
Students and staff
Students1,193 (2017-2018)[2]
Teachers90.98 (2017-2018)[2]
Staff154.39 (2017-2018)[2]
Other information
Websiteparadiseisd2.weebly.com

Paradise Independent School District is a public school district based in Paradise, Texas, United States.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

Schools

  • Paradise High School (grades 9-12)
  • Paradise Junior High School (grades 6-8)
  • Paradise Intermediate School (grades 4-5)
  • Paradise Elementary School (prekindergarten grade 3)

Band

  • Paradise High School Marching Band (grades 8-12) - The band has around 60 members and marches about 50 at any given time. The band has received two Superior and 2 Excellent ratings at the UIL Region II Marching Band Competition. After football season, the band begins what is known as concert

season and works on just music for concerts and UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest.[4]

  • Paradise Junior High Band (grade 7)
  • Paradise Intermediate Band (grade 6)

Cross country

The Paradise cross country team has a history of success spanning from the mid-1990s until now. Paradise has sent three teams and a large number of individuals to the state meet.

Powerlifting

The Paradise powerlifting team is one of the best in the state for its size. They have repeatedly sent many lifters to the state meet in Abilene.

Track and field

The Paradise track program is very solid and is frequently represented in the regional meets. In 2012, a 34-year-old school record in the 100 m sprint was broken by Chase Reynolds. The previous record time was 10.75 sec; Chase broke the record in the first meet of the season with a time of 10.65 sec.

References

  1. ↑ "Paradise ISD Administration". Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Paradise Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Marching Band — Music — University Interscholastic League (UIL)".

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