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Paradise Charter Middle

Q: Is Paradise Charter Middle a good school?

Paradise Charter Middle ranks 780 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 72% of California middle schools

Summary

Paradise Charter Middle is a small, highly efficient public charter school serving 143 students in grades 6-8 in Paradise, CA, achieving strong academic results with notably leaner resources than its neighbors.

The school consistently outperforms both state averages and most nearby schools, particularly excelling in science and showing exceptional strength in 8th-grade mathematics. It achieves this 4-star performance while spending less than half per student compared to schools like Paradise Junior High or Ishi Hills Middle. The school also manages student attendance significantly better than several local schools, despite a recent increase in chronic absenteeism. This creates a compelling value for local families, especially when compared to its closest competitor, Paradise Junior High.

While the school's overall ranking has improved to the 72nd percentile statewide, it has shown some year-to-year volatility, which is common in smaller schools. The school serves a diverse socioeconomic population, and its performance has remained resilient during a period of increasing economic need among its students. Parents should note a notable performance gap between male and female students, and that while the school is highly effective for many student groups, there is an opportunity to strengthen outcomes for all demographics consistently.

143

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,826

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6473 Clark Rd.
Paradise, CA 95969-8319

(530) 872-7277

District: Paradise Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2019 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

780^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

357^th of 1,543Paradise Charter Middle District 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	65.3	780 of 2761	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	1211 of 2783	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	1006 of 2781	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	665 of 2740	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	143 of 894	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	446 of 2715	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	999 of 2533	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1240 of 2551	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	663 of 2531	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	507 of 2509	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	133 of 738	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	310 of 2380	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	681 of 2542	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	915 of 2579	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	846 of 2531	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.2	263 of 2458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	19 of 721	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	79 of 2369	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	561 of 2534	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	1028 of 2552	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1231 of 2538	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	757 of 2527	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	132 of 763	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	540 of 2407	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	901 of 1520	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1102 of 1537	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1019 of 1543	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	754 of 1555	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	550 of 1602	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	143	7	20.4	51.0%	114 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	65.3	780^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.7%		48.2	1211^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.5%	431	51.9	51.9	56.1	50.0	53.9	53.2	31.7	26.0	61.5	40.6	$9,826	$00	$9,826
Paradise Junior High	Public	7-8	5657 Recreation Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6465	197	12	16.5	70.6%	138 (70.1%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		18.8	2307^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	663	24.7	24.7		26.4	40.0	32.8		25.8	32.5	28.9	$21,246	$4,055	$17,191
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4110	716	36	19.7	57.3%	367 (51.3%)	19 (2.7%)	189 (26.4%)	48 (6.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.5%)	75.1	581^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.0%		77.7	532^nd of 2783 public middle schools	80.9%	49	45.8	45.8	57.0	65.7	70.7	64.2	39.1	43.8	46.0	42.9	$14,834	$1,370	$13,464
Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 North Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3080	1,012	42	24.1	52.3%	562 (55.5%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (28.9%)	49 (4.8%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	80 (7.9%)	62.8	833^rd of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		67	741^st of 2783 public middle schools	73.4%	92	50.2	50.2	52.7	49.9	57.8	53.3	36.1	34.5	37.0	35.8	$13,974	$1,649	$12,325
Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3066	861	39	22.1	63.9%	335 (38.9%)	22 (2.6%)	339 (39.4%)	43 (5.0%)	12 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.6%)	60	908^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.1%		64.2	799^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.3%	109	41.2	41.2	44.2	52.9	59.1	52.3	35.0	36.0	34.3	35.0	$14,189	$1,825	$12,364
Durham Intermediate	Public	6-8	9416 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4690	233	12	19.1	39.9%	164 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		68.4	714^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	58	38.4	38.4	50.6	64.5	43.2	52.8	41.8	57.9	32.9	44.3	$19,491	$1,225	$18,266
Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	456	23	19.4	85.7%	162 (35.5%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (15.6%)	162 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.0%)	35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%		33.5	1691^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.2%	66	28.9	28.9	33.3	44.3	39.9	39.0	17.6	25.2	28.2	23.3	$20,724	$2,062	$18,662
Heritage Community Day	Public	4-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-4376	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)											$66,947	$6,514	$60,433
Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17.0	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%		22.1	2169^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	48	13.2	13.2	32.2	32.5	31.1	31.9	9.2	14.5	16.5	13.4	$21,104	$1,888	$19,216
The Studios @ Central	Public	5-8	2565 Mesa Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3002	300	20	15.3	76.3%	124 (41.3%)	15 (5.0%)	71 (23.7%)	53 (17.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		15.2	2471^st of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	124	22.2	22.2	32.9	12.5	24.4	22.5	16.7	0.0	13.2	9.5	$20,786	$2,089	$18,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Charter Middle

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Paradise Charter Middle District

Is Paradise Charter Middle a good school?

Paradise Charter Middle ranks 780^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paradise Charter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Paradise Charter Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Charter Middle?

Students at Paradise Charter Middle are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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