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Cedarwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cedarwood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 271 students in the rural community of Magalia, California, as part of the Paradise Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English and Math being roughly half the state average and a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.3% that is higher than both the district and state. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, placing it in the 18th percentile. When compared to nearby schools, the differences are notable. For instance, Sierra View Elementary in Chico Unified has much higher test scores and a lower absentee rate, while charter schools like Children's Community Charter and Achieve Charter School of Chico also outperform Cedarwood while serving student populations with similar economic needs.

Despite having higher per-student spending than many comparison schools, Cedarwood's outcomes remain low. The school's performance varies widely by grade, and it serves a student population where over 80% are economically disadvantaged. The school's struggles coincide with the community's recovery from the 2018 Camp Fire, suggesting that ongoing challenges related to that trauma may be a factor. While other schools in the Paradise Unified district also face difficulties, Paradise Ridge Elementary achieves better results under similar constraints, indicating that school-level strategies for improvement are critical.

271

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,574

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Columbine Rd.
Magalia, CA 95954-9152

(530) 873-3785

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Cedarwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Paradise Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,831^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Paradise Unified

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
2025	20.0	4831 of 5857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4470 of 5869	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4292 of 5859	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4390 of 5883	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	2608 of 5662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.9	3763 of 5692	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4893 of 5614	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	4310 of 5611	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	3334 of 5530	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	3399 of 5390	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	2804 of 5377	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.9	3781 of 5314	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	3237 of 5193	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.9	4280 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.4	2601 of 5113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	2019 of 4818	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	1377 of 4822	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	52.1	2055 of 4809	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4940 of 5597	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4102 of 5612	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4543 of 5609	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3729 of 5635	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2442 of 5413	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4781 of 5460	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4437 of 5517	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3778 of 5363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4057 of 5264	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.9	1632 of 5084	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4319 of 5628	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4406 of 5643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3696 of 5638	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4115 of 5663	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2799 of 5431	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2485 of 2598	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2442 of 2651	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	2459 of 2661	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2598 of 2726	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2188 of 2737	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Cedarwood Elementary

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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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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					$19,625	$4,191	$15,434
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 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)
Marigold Elementary	Public	K-5	2446 Marigold Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3121	571	27	21.1	51.0%	335 (58.7%)	11 (1.9%)	131 (22.9%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.3%)	58.4	2147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.8	2246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	99	35.1		35.1	45.2	50.6	63.8				53.3	47.3	36.5	41.5				41.9					$17,372	$1,536	$15,836
Achieve Charter School of Chico	Public, Charter	K-8	1494 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Chico District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-4100	222	8	27.0	37.8%	150 (67.6%)	6 (2.7%)	38 (17.1%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	49.5	2621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.2	2392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	229	40.0	28.0	34.0	41.7	59.3	60.0	26.1	42.9	36.0	44.8	45.8	40.7	32.0	13.0	47.6	16.0	32.4					$15,078	$2,531	$12,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cedarwood Elementary?

Students at Cedarwood Elementary are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Cedarwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedarwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Paradise Senior High

Is Cedarwood Elementary a good school?

Cedarwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Cedarwood Elementary in?

Paradise Unified

How many students attend Cedarwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Cedarwood Elementary.

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