Paragon Charter Academy

K-8 school·Grades PK-8·Charter Jackson, Michigan·49201
Score
85.2/100
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#36
Among 240 Michigan K-8 schools
Top 15%
In Michigan

Score 85.2/100: better than 85% of Michigan K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Michigan, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Michigan schools.

English language arts
55%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 83% of them
369 students tested
Math
51%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 26%, better than 87% of them
368 students tested
Science
45%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 28%, better than 79% of them
120 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (MI School Data). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3M-STEP41.772
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP54.577
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP52.269
English language artsGrade 6M-STEP46.354
English language artsGrade 7M-STEP56.546
English language artsGrade 8PSAT82.451
MathGrade 3M-STEP46.571
MathGrade 4M-STEP54.577
MathGrade 5M-STEP52.269
MathGrade 6M-STEP42.654
MathGrade 7M-STEP54.346
MathGrade 8PSAT56.951
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP37.769
ScienceGrade 8M-STEP54.951
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP21.769
Social studiesGrade 8M-STEP64.751

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
604
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
604
Typical K-8 school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
66%
Typical K-8 school: 81%

District and location

City
Jackson County

Contact

Address
3750 MCCAIN RD
Jackson, MI 49201

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Michigan. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Paragon Charter Academy at a glance

Paragon Charter Academy is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Jackson, Michigan, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Paragon Charter Academy school district. It has about 604 students (a typical Michigan K-8 school has 359). About 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 81% at a typical Michigan K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 55% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 51% in math (similar schools: 26%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan K-8 schools, it scores 85.2 out of 100: better than 85% of them, ranking #36 of 240. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.