The History of Paramount Elementary

• Paramount Elementary school started as a log schoolhouse. The construction date is unknown, but it is known that it was torn down in the late 1820's.

• The 2nd Paramount School was a one-room stone schoolhouse. It was opened on Oct. 19, 1830. This school was destroyed by fire in 1853. 

• The next building was a one-room brick schoolhouse built in 1853 and used until 1914.  Sixty students in grades 1-8 were taught in this schoolhouse. 

• In 1915 a two-room school was built at the same site. One room held grades 1-4 and the other held grades 5-8.

• In 1952 a four-room schoolhouse was opened. In 1960 that building was enlarged to include 9 classrooms and 11 teachers. In 1993 that building was torn down and the students and staff moved to Eastern Elementary.

• In 1995 the current Paramount Elementary School was built. It opened in September 1995 for the 1995/96 school year. The current building houses 18 classrooms for grades K-5, an art room, a music room, a media center, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, a project challenge classroom, special education room, a TV production room, a faculty lounge, conference room, guidance office, health room and administrative offices.