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Paradise Elementary

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Paradise Elementary ranks 964 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Elementary is a small K–8 school in Modesto, serving 59 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency rates were 61% in English language arts (ELA), 61% in math and 41% in science. Most importantly, it had the highest reported results among nearby schools in all three subjects and scored above state averages in each.

Math is its strongest subject relative to the state: results were 23 percentage points above the state, compared with 12 points in ELA and 5 in science. Against the Paradise Elementary district, it was ahead by 2 points in ELA, 3 in math and 3 in science, making ELA its narrowest district advantage. The nearest nearby results were all at Paradise Charter: 58% in ELA, 56% in math and 35% in science. Paradise led those scores by 3, 5 and 6 points, respectively. Science therefore showed its widest lead over a nearby school, even though math had its largest advantage over the state.

Long-term results have improved, but recent scores have dipped. Since 2022–2023, science proficiency rose 30 points, from 11% to 41%, while math rose 6 points and ELA 4; however, science fell 20 points from 2024–2025, with math down 10 and ELA down 3. SchoolDigger placed the school in the 83rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, ranking it 962 of 5,804 schools and awarding it 4 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 13.1, below the nearby-school range of 16.3–26.2. In 2024–2025, 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Attendance is a concern to watch: chronic absenteeism reached 19% in 2025–2026, up 8 points from the prior year and 4 points above the district. With just 59 students, results may be sensitive to how many students are tested.

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$448

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

3361 California Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358-8337

(209) 524-0184

District: Paradise Elementary

Students who attend Paradise Elementary usually attend:

High:

Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

30.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2004 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2004

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

California avg42%

964^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Paradise Elementary

246^th of 1,530Paradise Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	964 of 5817	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	3439 of 5883	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.5	988 of 5789	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	49.7	2560 of 5692	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	2348 of 5614	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	92.3	297 of 5377	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	74.2	1277 of 5314	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	988 of 4818	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	62.1	1655 of 4822	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	1393 of 4809	71.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	379 of 2740	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	53 of 894	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	532 of 2715	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	665 of 2480	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	50.0	819 of 1804	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.4	1224 of 1777	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.3	459 of 1769	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	99.5	6 of 721	99.2%	★★★★★

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 (2021)99th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Elementary	Public	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	59	5	13.1	71.2%	18 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.9	964^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.4%					(n/a)	58.3		41.2			58.3				60.9			66.7				60.9			$448	$00	$448
Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	118	5	26.2	62.7%	12 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (68.6%)	18 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	74.4	1391^st of 5817 public elementary schools	76.1%		70	1600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%	209			35.0		57.1		52.6	62.5	45.5	57.5		71.4		47.4	50.0	63.6	56.3			$448	$00	$448
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	19.6	4851^st of 5817 public elementary schools	16.6%		13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%	554	16.5		16.5	14.1	15.7	32.9	41.7			26.8	10.8	11.4	14.1	33.3			17.5			$27,211	$25,132	$2,079
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	12.1	5457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.2%		15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	262	9.1		9.1	13.7	17.7	16.9	27.0			19.0	15.7	13.2	15.6	20.6			16.3	95%	0%	$25,973	$24,030	$1,943
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	31.4	3880^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%	235	17.7		17.7	43.8	37.5	31.4	27.3			35.8	38.8	34.4	22.9	21.2			30.2			$45,798	$43,706	$2,092
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	23.8	4489^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.8%		22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%	137	22.6		22.6	33.0	34.2	35.9	24.2			32.0	36.7	12.2	24.3	11.5			20.9			$23,910	$21,832	$2,078
Alberta Martone Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 Poust Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8172	627	29	21.3	81.0%	62 (9.9%)	17 (2.7%)	463 (73.8%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	32.3	3791^st of 5817 public elementary schools	34.8%		35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%	218	26.7		26.7	36.1	33.8	40.7	43.0			38.6	31.5	27.9	19.8	26.4			26.1	97%	0%	$25,815	$23,922	$1,893
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	10.7	5555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	12.8		12.8	8.1	12.1	29.4	28.6			19.8	7.9	8.4	5.9	16.9			9.7	94%	0%	$28,267	$26,332	$1,935
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	40.7	3185^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.2%		29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%	816	13.7		13.7	43.3	55.7	44.0	57.7			50.3	28.4	34.0	15.7	29.2			26.8	92%	0%	$23,235	$21,342	$1,893
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	29.1	4073^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%	405	25.9		25.9	33.3	28.4	41.4				34.0	24.3	28.4	31.0				27.7	≥ 98%		$33,610	$31,886	$1,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Elementary?

Students at Paradise Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 31% White.

Is Paradise Elementary a good school?

Paradise Elementary ranks 964^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paradise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 59 students attended Paradise Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Paradise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paradise Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Modesto High

What district is Paradise Elementary in?

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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

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