The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Math. The lowest is 6% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Paramount Englewood
Paramount Englewood is a public charter school in Indianapolis serving grades five through eight. It operates as a single-school district, meaning the school and district are the same entity. This is an important distinction for parents to understand because all governance, staffing, and resource decisions happen at the school level rather than through a larger district bureaucracy.
The school sits in the Englewood neighborhood on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The area is largely residential with a mix of older single-family homes and smaller apartment complexes, and it is roughly a short drive from downtown. The housing market in the surrounding zip code is more affordable than the Indianapolis metro average, with home values sitting well below state and national benchmarks. Rents in the area, however, have been rising at a pace that outpaces both state and national trends, a factor worth noting for families weighing rental costs in the neighborhood.
Academically, Paramount Englewood’s state testing results present a mixed picture. On the 2024-25 ILEARN assessments, the school’s proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were above the midpoint among all tested districts in Marion County when calculated as an overall proficiency index. That said, the share of students scoring proficient or above in each subject was still under half of all test-takers. Results were considerably lower in science and social studies, where only a small fraction of students met the state’s proficiency bar. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports student performance in these content areas, particularly given that the gap between ELA and math results and those in science and social studies is quite wide.
The school enrolls fewer than 250 students, which is a small middle-school population and contributes to an environment where students are likely to be known as individuals. The student body is diverse. A little over half of students are Black, more than a fifth are Hispanic, and most of the remainder are White or multiracial. A substantial share of students, approaching 70 percent, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a proxy for lower household income. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the information provided, so a parent with a child in either category would need to contact the school to understand the supports in place.
Because Paramount Englewood does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school also does not appear to offer high-school-level programs such as Advanced Placement or dual credit, which is typical for a middle-school grade band.
The school is a charter, which means it operates independently of the traditional public school district boundary system and admits students by application. For families living anywhere in Marion County, this school is an option if space is available. The district brief turned up no recent major changes such as property-tax measures, curriculum overhauls, or facility referendums, which is common for a small young charter with a low administrative profile.
For a family considering Paramount Englewood, the strength to weigh is its position relative to other district schools in the county on overall proficiency, particularly in math and reading. The soft spots to investigate further are the very low proficiency rates in science and social studies, the small enrollment that may affect course options, and the absence of publicly reported special-education and English-learner data. This is a school that may work well for a family seeking a small, independent, and diverse middle-school setting in a lower-cost part of Indianapolis, but it is not a school with consistently strong academic results across all tested subjects.
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