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HomeTech Charter

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HomeTech Charter ranks 1898 th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 31% of California alternative schools

Summary

HomeTech Charter is a small, K-12 public charter school in Paradise, CA, serving 129 students within the HomeTech Charter District and characterized by a high-need student population and a low student-teacher ratio of 13-to-1.

The school's academic proficiency rates in English and Math are below state averages, and it faces significant challenges with chronic student absenteeism and a high dropout rate, though its graduation rate has shown recent improvement. Its performance is similar to some nearby alternative schools serving comparable populations, like Hearthstone and Paradise eLearning Academy, but lags behind higher-performing charters in the area.

Notably, HomeTech operates with lower per-student spending than most similar schools. A key comparison is with CORE Butte Charter, which spends only slightly more per student but achieves dramatically better academic results, graduation rates, and attendance, suggesting that instructional model and implementation may be critical factors for success beyond funding alone.

129

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6249 Skyway
Paradise, CA 95969-4534

(530) 872-1171

District: HomeTech Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (21% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,898^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 24 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,657^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 34 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1898 of 2761	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2151 of 2783	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2510 of 2781	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	829 of 894	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1455 of 2542	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2501 of 2579	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1735 of 2531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	1440 of 1543	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1657 of 2162	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1618 of 2159	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1742 of 2170	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1534 of 2123	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	903 of 2133	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1316 of 1906	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1438 of 1915	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1558 of 1915	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1487 of 2013	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1484 of 2026	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1323 of 1943	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	631 of 1937	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	1844 of 1948	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1002 of 1155	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1086 of 1173	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1138 of 1193	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1039 of 1204	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Female (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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 11th 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 11th 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
HomeTech Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6249 Skyway	Paradise	95969	Butte County	HomeTech Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-1171	129	10	13.0	80.6%	85 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)								(n/a)		25.0	12.5	19.4						13.3	26.3	22.0						25.0	10.5	17.7
Paradise eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5911 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 872-6425	44	2	17.6	68.2%	34 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)																											$16,701	$15,194	$1,507
CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2847 Notre Dame Blvd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	CORE Butte Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 894-3952	916	53	17.1	53.4%	647 (70.6%)	10 (1.1%)	162 (17.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (8.3%)								(n/a)	34.9	40.6	41.8	39.8	40.0	37.1	38.6	47.9	54.3	60.3	61.2	51.3	38.0	37.1	32.6	33.3	39.1	38.2	30.6	35.3	49.2	52.5	71.2	52.5	52.5	54.2
Butte County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Orient St. Ste. 105	Chico	95928	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 879-7411	20	5	3.9	80.0%	5 (25.0%)	3 (15.0%)	7 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)								(n/a)																				0.0
Oak Bridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1350 East Lassen Ave.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 897-8877	188	10	18.9	58.0%	90 (47.9%)	5 (2.7%)	57 (30.3%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (16.0%)								(n/a)			13.6	17.0					30.8		47.7	46.8					7.7		6.7	15.2							$16,763	$14,598	$2,165
Oakdale	Public, Alternative	K-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	92	5	20.2	80.4%	47 (51.1%)	3 (3.3%)	29 (31.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.9%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0	0.0						12.5	5.3	9.5						6.7	5.9	7.7							$18,719	$17,980	$739
Table Mountain	Public, Alternative	K-12	41 County Center Dr.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-5688	16	2	7.8	81.3%	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)								(n/a)																											$97,515	$96,260	$1,255
Hearthstone	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 6th St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-5848	185	12	15.0	76.2%	108 (58.4%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (21.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.1%)								(n/a)		35.3	9.1	18.4				35.7	40.0	23.5	14.3	27.6				28.6	26.7	11.8	4.8	17.2							$35,031	$34,066	$965
Ipakanni Early College Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1459 Downer St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Ipakanni Early College Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-1165	63	3	18.8	74.6%	35 (55.6%)	1 (1.6%)	11 (17.5%)	1 (1.6%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.3%)								(n/a)												33.3								22.7							$27,519	$26,048	$1,471
Butte County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1859 Bird St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-5740	49	6	8.1	71.4%	26 (53.1%)	2 (4.1%)	13 (26.5%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about HomeTech Charter

What is the racial makeup of HomeTech Charter?

Students at HomeTech Charter are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend HomeTech Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 129 students attended HomeTech Charter.

Is HomeTech Charter a good school?

HomeTech Charter ranks 1898^th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is HomeTech Charter in?

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.