St. Simon English Medium School
| School Name | St. Simon English Medium School |
| Address | Indira Abash Colony, Tarava, Gumma, Paralakhemundi, Odisha |
| Location | Tarava |
| City | Paralakhemundi |
| District | Gajapati |
| State | Odisha |
| Pincode | 761207 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Gumma |
St. Simon English Medium School is located in Indira Abash Colony, Tarava, Gumma, Paralakhemundi, Odisha. Established 15 years ago, this school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Private Unaided (Recognized). This school falls under 137-Parlakhemundi assembly constituency. This school is situated in Berhampur parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is English in the school.
| Class I to V | 118 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 60 Students |
| Total Students | 178 Students |
| Total Teachers | 13 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 15:1 |
This school teaches around two hundred students who are taught by 13 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 14 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Contract basis. Twelve teachers are Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate and rest ten are Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 15:1, means on an average fifteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 118 students in class I to V and 60 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total twelve clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has five desktops, one scanner, one printer, two LEDs, four webcams and one generator in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are fifteen boys toilets, six girls toilets and four cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.