Why Paramount South Bend
Features of Paramount South Bend
Paramount South Bend offers a dynamic learning environment where rigorous academics, engaging programs, and a strong sense of community come together to help students build the knowledge, confidence, and skills they need for the future.
Academic Excellence
A Strong Foundation for Lifelong Success
At Paramount South Bend, students learn in a structured, supportive environment where high expectations are paired with the individual attention they need to grow. Our curriculum is aligned to Indiana Academic Standards and strengthened by teacher engagement, technology, and opportunities to learn beyond core subjects.
In 2026, 90% of Paramount South Bend third-grade students demonstrated proficiency on IREAD-3. As our K-8 community continues to grow, we remain focused on building strong readers, confident problem-solvers, and students prepared for each next step in their education.
90% | 2026 IREAD-3 Proficiency
Engaging Learning
More Space to Learn, Explore, and Grow
Learning at Paramount South Bend now has even more room to grow. Our expanded campus adds 20 new classrooms, a brand-new dining hall, expanded student resources, and enhanced learning spaces designed for our growing K-8 community.
Students also have opportunities to explore creativity and new interests through art, music, STEM, foreign language, athletics, clubs, and other hands-on experiences. The result is a school day designed to keep students engaged, curious, and connected to learning.
Character & Leadership
Building Character. Growing Leaders.
Whether they are contributing in the classroom, participating on a team, joining a club, mentoring a peer, or representing their school in the community, students have meaningful opportunities to practice leadership. Our goal is to help every child recognize that their choices matter, their voice has value, and they can make a positive difference wherever they go.
A strong education is about more than academics. At Paramount South Bend, students are encouraged to develop responsibility, perseverance, confidence, teamwork, and respect for others.
Student Life
More Ways to Find Their Place
For many students, the moments that make school unforgettable happen beyond the classroom. Paramount South Bend offers a growing selection of athletics, clubs, and activities that give students opportunities to compete, create, connect, and discover new interests.
Student opportunities include flag football, soccer, boys and girls basketball, volleyball, dance, Art Club, Girls on the Run, Heart & Sole, and a Peer Mentor Program, with offerings continuing to grow alongside our K-8 community.
Whether your child loves sports, the arts, leadership, or simply trying something new, there are more ways to get involved - and more ways to belong.
Why Families Choose Paramount South Bend
Four Reasons Paramount South Bend Stands Out
1
A Growing K-8 Campus
Twenty new classrooms, a new dining hall, expanded student resources, and enhanced learning spaces create more room for students to learn, grow, and thrive from kindergarten through eighth grade.
2
More to Do Beyond the Classroom
A growing lineup of athletics, clubs, arts, leadership, and extracurricular opportunities gives students more ways to discover their interests and build lasting friendships.
3
Support that Makes School Work for Families
Paramount South Bend is tuition-free and provides free breakfast and lunch. Transportation and before- and after-school care are also available on a first-come, first-served basis.
4
Open to Families Across the Region
There are no district boundaries. Indiana families from South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Osceola, Elkhart, and surrounding communities can choose Paramount South Bend.
See What's New at Paramount South Bend
There is more to see than ever at Paramount South Bend. Visit our expanded K-8 campus, explore our new learning spaces, meet the people who make our school community special, and discover what your child's school experience could look like here.
Our Neighborhood
Proudly Serving Greater South Bend
Paramount South Bend is located at 3414 Hepler Street in South Bend and welcomes students from communities throughout northern Indiana. Because Paramount is a tuition-free Indiana public charter school, families are not limited by traditional district boundaries.
That means families in South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Osceola, Elkhart, and surrounding communities can choose a K-8 school experience built around structure, support, engaging opportunities, and a growing campus designed for the future.
With expanded learning spaces, transportation options, before- and after-school care, free breakfast and lunch, and a growing student-life program, Paramount South Bend is designed to make a high-quality public school option accessible to more families across the region.