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Paradise Charter

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Paradise Charter ranks 1600 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Charter is a consistently high-performing K-8 school serving 118 students in Modesto, part of the Paradise Elementary district, which stands out for its strong academic results despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has maintained a 4-star rating for three straight years, with test scores in English and math that are notably higher than many nearby schools in the Modesto City Elementary district, even though those schools sometimes have lower poverty rates. For example, it significantly outperforms schools like Burbank Elementary and James Marshall Elementary. Paradise Charter also manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the state average, and it achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than most surrounding schools.

While strong overall, the school sees a dip in 6th-grade scores before a recovery in 7th and 8th grade, and science is an area identified for growth compared to its district counterpart, Paradise Elementary. The success of both schools in the Paradise Elementary district suggests effective district-wide practices that contribute to student achievement, making Paradise Charter a standout choice for families in the region.

118

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,177

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3361 California Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358-8337

(209) 524-0184

District: Paradise Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

Asian:

15.3%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg57%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,600^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

985^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

416^th of 1,543Paradise 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
2025	70.0	1600 of 5857	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	1418 of 5869	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1621 of 5859	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	2113 of 5883	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	663 of 1417	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	2205 of 5789	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	1743 of 5662	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	2648 of 5692	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	2265 of 5614	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	2874 of 5611	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.7	1393 of 5530	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	56.5	2236 of 5390	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	1622 of 5377	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.6	1533 of 5314	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	51.1	2418 of 5193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	2150 of 5113	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1779 of 5597	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1368 of 5107	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	1003 of 5107	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	593 of 4963	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	58.3	374 of 1110	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	985 of 2761	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	705 of 2783	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	611 of 2781	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	705 of 2740	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	128 of 894	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	429 of 2715	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	592 of 2480	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	736 of 2497	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	718 of 2477	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.3	730 of 2379	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	811 of 2259	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	1222 of 2236	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	904 of 2179	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	24.5	1619 of 2063	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1240 of 2395	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.5	538 of 2359	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	96.0	57 of 2213	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1102 of 2534	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)66th percentile+13 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 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%)								(n/a)			61.5							63.4							70.7							$17,177	$687	$16,490
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%)	70	1600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%		73.9	1418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	182	33.3	26.7	30.3	84.6		66.7	43.8	69.2	40.0	59.5	100.0		61.1	25.0	38.5	66.7	56.0							$17,177	$687	$16,490
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%)	13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		16	5215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	190	12.2		12.2	7.3	27.0	25.3	25.0			21.8	11.4	8.8	9.6	19.5			12.4	92.7	96.9		93.8	94.8	93.8	$20,908	$3,509	$17,399
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%)	15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.8	5324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	129	10.5		10.5	10.3	16.4	23.4	35.3			21.4	13.9	19.7	23.1	18.6			18.7	97.2						$20,672	$3,141	$17,531
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%)	28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	19.4		19.4	29.3	21.4	32.4	38.2			29.8	40.0	25.6	25.0	29.4			30.1							$30,774	$4,485	$26,289
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%)	22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		18	5025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	399	10.6		10.6	32.5	33.9	28.6	31.0			31.7	33.9	24.4	13.1	13.7			21.8	98.4			98.4		98.4	$19,282	$3,185	$16,097
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%)	35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		40.2	3168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	405	24.7		24.7	24.1	42.6	44.9	40.9			38.4	30.7	34.0	28.1	23.7			29.2	93.9	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$19,806	$3,024	$16,782
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%)	11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	9	5.6		5.6	9.1	20.9	21.6	34.1			21.9	13.9	11.8	7.8	11.7			11.2							$21,749	$3,474	$18,275
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%)	29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.9	5313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	1312	6.1		6.1	36.5	25.9	41.8	40.0			35.9	45.0	32.1	11.1	20.0			27.5	95.9				96.9		$18,972	$3,264	$15,708
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%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4		27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9				33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9				32.3							$18,379	$3,047	$15,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Charter

What district is Paradise Charter in?

Paradise Elementary

How many students attend Paradise Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Paradise Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Charter?

Students at Paradise Charter are 69% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Paradise Charter a good school?

Paradise Charter ranks 1600^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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