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Paradise Elementary

Public Grades K-5

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

588 Pearson Rd.
Paradise, CA 95969-5193

(530) 872-6415

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Paradise Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paradise Junior High
High:	Paradise Senior High

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2008 → 30th in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2008

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

California avg46%

Not ranked this year

Paradise Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1104^th of 1,543Paradise 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
2018	28.2	3980 of 5662	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	3564 of 5692	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.3	3748 of 5614	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3731 of 5611	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.8	4409 of 5530	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	3958 of 5390	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	3722 of 5377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	2955 of 5314	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	2877 of 5193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	2676 of 5113	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.8	2859 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	1898 of 4818	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.6	2021 of 4822	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.6	2335 of 4809	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	4058 of 5413	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	3868 of 4830	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	23.4	4238 of 5084	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	30.2	3680 of 5431	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	12.1	2501 of 2737	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)25th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)20th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)17th percentile-13 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 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)	% DTP (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Elementary	Public	K-5	588 Pearson Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6415	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	771 Elliott Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 762-2599	169	6	29.6	63.9%	126 (74.6%)	2 (1.2%)	23 (13.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)	35.7	3523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		39.2	3228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	295	56.5	56.5	10.5	8.3	56.5	18.8		24.2	31.6	17.4	47.8	12.5		25.6					$16,306	$1,808	$14,498
Paradise Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	6593 Pentz Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6415	496	21	23.5	58.7%	344 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	110 (22.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	48.4	2678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		50.2	2543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	135	43.4	43.4	48.3	38.9	43.4	25.9		39.8	62.1	34.7	35.7	24.1		38.8					$19,625	$4,191	$15,434
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	6593 Pentz Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6470	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Children's Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6830 Pentz Rd	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Children's Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 877-2227	220	10	22.0	62.7%	175 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	5 (2.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	51.2	2540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		62.7	1948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	592	24.0	33.3	52.0	44.8	32.0		73.7	52.3	72.0	51.7	20.0		47.4	45.9					$14,162	$489	$13,673
Pine Ridge	Public	K-6	13878 Compton Dr.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3800	179	12	14.7	83.2%	128 (71.5%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.4%)	6 (3.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	20.5	4789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		27.9	4120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	669	38.9	38.9	25.0	14.3	22.2	18.2		21.1	28.6	14.3	11.8			17.4	86.3	94.1	96.1	90.2	$24,502	$6,038	$18,464
Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	6400 Columbine Rd.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3785	271	13	21.5	80.8%	204 (75.3%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	20	4831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		24	4470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	361	0.0	0.0	32.4	24.2	13.9	23.5		23.6	40.5	21.2	8.1	29.4		24.8	84.0		92.0	88.0	$20,574	$4,497	$16,077
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	2771 Pentz Rd.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Golden Feather Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-3467	67	5	13.9	82.1%	47 (70.1%)	1 (1.5%)	12 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.4%)								(n/a)		25.0	18.2					36.6						34.2					$34,275	$8,623	$25,652
Forest Ranch Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15815 Cedar Creek Rd.	Forest Ranch	95942	Butte County	Forest Ranch Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3154	110	6	16.9	53.6%	73 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.8%)								(n/a)		25.0		83.3				47.1		66.7				42.3					$16,313	$907	$15,406
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	471	22	21.5	75.6%	174 (36.9%)	31 (6.6%)	148 (31.4%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.9%)	52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	2318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	133	32.9	32.9	43.2	45.4	44.3			44.4	60.8	40.7	32.9			44.8	94.3	95.7	97.1	95.7	$17,717	$1,421	$16,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Elementary

How many students attend Paradise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Paradise Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Elementary?

Students at Paradise Elementary are .

What district is Paradise Elementary in?

Paradise Unified

What schools do graduates of Paradise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paradise Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paradise Junior High
High : Paradise Senior High

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