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Paradise Canyon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Canyon Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 715 students in the highly-ranked La Canada Unified school district, consistently placing in the top 2% of all California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates remarkable, stable excellence, with standout achievements in science education and exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rates well below the state average. It is particularly distinguished by its outstanding support for all students, with Hispanic students and students in special education ranking in the 99th-100th percentile statewide, showing the school's effectiveness across diverse groups. This performance is part of a district-wide pattern, as its sister schools, Palm Crest Elementary and La Canada Elementary, also form a cluster of elite performance with similar strengths in attendance and academics.

When compared to elementary schools in neighboring districts like Glendale Unified, the contrast is stark; for example, Mountain Avenue Elementary ranks significantly lower. This highlights how Paradise Canyon benefits from the strong foundation of its high-achieving district, resulting in consistent, top-tier educational outcomes that are exceptionally reliable year after year.

715

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,151

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 Knight Way
La Canada, CA 91011-2725

(818) 952-8340

District: La Canada Unified

Students who attend Paradise Canyon Elementary usually attend:

High:

La Canada High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Asian:

33.8%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

California avg41%

83^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the La Canada Unified

7^th of 1,543La Canada Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	83 of 5857	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	84 of 5869	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	95 of 5859	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	120 of 5883	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	76 of 5789	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	102 of 5662	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	127 of 5692	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	82 of 5614	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	191 of 5611	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.5	85 of 5530	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	95.1	89 of 5390	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	96.2	58 of 5377	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	95.5	109 of 5314	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	96.9	55 of 5193	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	97.0	76 of 5113	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	97.6	74 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.5	77 of 4818	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	97.9	56 of 4822	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	69 of 4809	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	167 of 1203	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	221 of 1205	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	101 of 1190	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	45 of 1154	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	183 of 1149	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	190 of 1071	82.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.0	48 of 2227	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	103 of 5597	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	78 of 5612	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	63 of 5609	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	188 of 5635	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	61 of 5492	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	58 of 5413	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	23 of 5107	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	108 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	28 of 5087	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	44 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	46 of 4963	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	19 of 4830	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	76 of 5628	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	103 of 5643	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	119 of 5638	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	83 of 5663	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	102 of 5510	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	186 of 5431	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	34 of 718	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	29 of 670	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	59 of 669	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	110 of 610	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	17 of 2847	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	162 of 2598	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	159 of 2651	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	232 of 2661	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	386 of 2726	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	95 of 2834	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	145 of 2737	94.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science79%+47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	715	29	24.7	4.8%	293 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	242 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	97.9	83^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	84^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	79.3		79.3	80.4	85.9	87.5	87.7			85.6	80.4	82.6	85.1	84.4			83.3							$17,151	$191	$16,960
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	97.9	78^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	37	67.0		67.0	85.6	87.0	88.3	90.4			88.0	82.2	85.9	81.9	86.8			84.4	98.2						$16,547	$97	$16,450
Odyssey Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	725 West Altadena Dr.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Odyssey Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 229-0993	463	18	25.7	25.5%	209 (45.1%)	31 (6.7%)	123 (26.6%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.3%)	89.2	705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.6	659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	46	71.4	73.7	72.9	84.9	74.1	81.0	70.3	85.0	81.6	79.6	81.3	70.4	66.7	40.5	67.5	68.4	65.1							$14,884	$853	$14,031
Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0		73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7			89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4			88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$18,821	$344	$18,477
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	593 West Woodbury Rd.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5700	658	27	24.6	51.8%	98 (14.9%)	67 (10.2%)	413 (62.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.2%)	46.2	2811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		55.1	2284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	527	34.1		34.1	40.7	42.7	45.6				42.9	40.7	42.7	28.6				37.6	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$23,390	$3,759	$19,631
OCS - South	Public, Charter	K-8	119 West Palm St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	OCS - South District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 209-5635	392	20	19.6	28.6%	131 (33.4%)	28 (7.1%)	138 (35.2%)	39 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.3%)	75.2	1360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.7	1348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	12	60.7	46.2	56.1	66.7	56.3	82.1	41.2		84.6	67.3	61.9	46.7	59.3	22.2		69.2	53.0							$15,282	$712	$14,570
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5		64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2			75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8			69.6							$15,535	$566	$14,969
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2		54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7			72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3			62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153
Aveson School of Leaders	Public, Charter	K-5	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Aveson School of Leaders District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1440	279	17	16.7	27.6%	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	72 (25.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	69.8	1609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.8	1299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	310	58.8		58.8	36.0	48.0	65.7				51.8	40.0	52.0	65.7				54.1	53.9	75.4	81.5	72.3	73.9	78.5	$17,889	$1,680	$16,209
Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	227	12	18.9	77.1%	5 (2.2%)	35 (15.4%)	174 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	18.6	4961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	5040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	31.3	0.0	14.7	19.1	21.7	31.3	18.2	26.7	16.7	22.3	14.3	13.0	37.5	9.1	10.0	0.0	13.1							$17,031	$1,583	$15,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Canyon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Paradise Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paradise Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : La Canada High

What district is Paradise Canyon Elementary in?

La Canada Unified

How many students attend Paradise Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Paradise Canyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Canyon Elementary?

Students at Paradise Canyon Elementary are 41% White, 34% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

Is Paradise Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Paradise Canyon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 83^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

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