The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 21% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Paramount Cottage Home
Paramount Cottage Home is a charter elementary school serving kindergarten through grade five in Indianapolis. Because it is a single-school charter district, there is no separate district structure—the school is the district. It sits within Marion County, where it draws students from across the city rather than from a single attendance zone.
The school’s enrollment is diverse. The largest racial or ethnic group is Black students, followed by white and Hispanic students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves a population with significant economic need. The school is a regular public charter school, not a magnet or special-purpose school.
On state assessments administered through Indiana’s ILEARN program, Paramount Cottage Home’s results vary by subject. In math, a majority of tested students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share scoring proficient or above was lower, though still above half. In science and social studies, proficiency rates were lower, with about a third of students proficient in science and about a fifth in social studies at the grade levels tested. Participation rates on the math and English assessments were high; the data do not show a participation rate for science or social studies.
When compared with other districts in Marion County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile. The comparison set includes many districts, and the school’s combined index is well above the midpoint of the group. This context matters because Marion County contains a wide range of schools and districts, from high-performing suburban systems to urban schools facing deep challenges, so a top-quartile ranking here signals above-average academic performance relative to the full county.
Because Paramount Cottage Home is a K-5 school, it does not produce a graduation rate, and the data do not include chronic absenteeism rates or other civil-rights outcome measures such as disciplinary rates. No recent district-level policy or program changes have been publicly reported for this single-school charter.
Housing costs in the school’s zip code area are substantially above the Indiana statewide benchmark but slightly below the national median. Rents in the immediate area have been relatively flat. The broader Indianapolis economy has been stable, with an unemployment rate near the national average.
Academic strengths at this school center on math and reading performance, which meet or exceed county norms. The school’s diversity and the fact that a large share of families qualify for economic assistance give a picture of a school that is serving a broad cross-section of Indianapolis families and achieving results that are strong relative to other schools in the same county. The lower science and social studies scores may be something a parent wants to look into with the school, particularly because those subjects are tested only at certain grade levels and the tested cohort is smaller.
For a family considering this school, the main factors are that it is a charter school, meaning it operates independently of the traditional district system and has its own enrollment process; that it is an elementary-only school, so a family would need to plan for middle school and high school transitions separately; and that the student body reflects the city’s demographic and economic diversity. The school does not have a strong track record of publicized recent changes or program expansions, so families should expect to ask directly about curriculum, enrichment offerings, and student support services.
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