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Ponderosa Elementary

Public Grades K-5

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6593 Pentz Rd.
Paradise, CA 95969-3632

(530) 872-6470

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paradise Junior High
High:	Paradise Senior High

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2008 → 43rd in 2018

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

California avg46%

Not ranked this year

Ponderosa 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	38.6	3244 of 5662	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	4240 of 5692	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3415 of 5614	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	3475 of 5611	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	2717 of 5530	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.1	2944 of 5390	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	3477 of 5377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.0	3431 of 5314	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	3825 of 5193	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	3350 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	3103 of 5113	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.3	2224 of 4818	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.2	2084 of 4822	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.0	2262 of 4809	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.1	3344 of 5413	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	56.2	1828 of 4830	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	3277 of 5084	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	42.4	2897 of 5431	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	15.4	2440 of 2737	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2018)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2018)38th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)36th percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)11th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-4 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 (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 (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
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)
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					$17,042	$14,442	$2,600
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
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
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	$25,939	$22,282	$3,657
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	$21,892	$18,880	$3,012
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					$48,157	$46,248	$1,909
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
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	$21,896	$20,696	$1,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa Elementary?

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How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Ponderosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paradise Junior High
High : Paradise Senior High

What district is Ponderosa Elementary in?

Paradise Unified

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