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Pine Ridge

Public Grades K-6

4789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pine Ridge is an elementary school located in Magalia, California, serving 183 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. It is part of the Paradise Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($24,502 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average and nearby schools, Pine Ridge has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the years. The school faces challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism (ranging from 20.4% to 33% in recent years) and a large proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (around 75% free/reduced lunch recipients). Academically, Pine Ridge's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby Paradise Ridge Elementary and Cedarwood Elementary, which are also part of the Paradise Unified district, significantly outperform Pine Ridge in academic achievement, with proficiency rates that are 15-20 percentage points higher in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Even schools outside the district, such as Little Chico Creek Elementary and Marigold Elementary in the Chico Unified district, demonstrate stronger academic performance compared to Pine Ridge.

179

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,502

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13878 Compton Dr.
Magalia, CA 95954-9430

(530) 873-3800

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Pine Ridge usually attend:

High:

Paradise Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,789^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4789 of 5857	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4120 of 5869	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4841 of 5859	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4781 of 5883	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4465 of 5662	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	4144 of 5692	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	4404 of 5614	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	4345 of 5611	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	3303 of 5530	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	3203 of 5390	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	16.8	4867 of 5377	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	4576 of 5314	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	3990 of 5193	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	3438 of 5113	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.7	3245 of 5113	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	2506 of 4818	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	2715 of 4822	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.9	1836 of 4809	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	5457 of 5635	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4386 of 5413	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4596 of 5460	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	3016 of 5517	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3636 of 5363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3961 of 5264	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3838 of 5084	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	4028 of 5638	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3221 of 5663	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4152 of 5431	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2400 of 2598	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2284 of 2651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	2558 of 2661	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	2638 of 2726	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2536 of 2737	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.8	2219 of 2480	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	2037 of 2508	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1914 of 2497	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	1675 of 2477	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	1411 of 2379	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1273 of 2259	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.9	1648 of 2236	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	1704 of 2179	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.0	906 of 2063	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	637 of 2005	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2023)29th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2022)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science39%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Pine Ridge

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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 Pine Ridge

How many students attend Pine Ridge?

In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended Pine Ridge.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Ridge?

Students at Pine Ridge are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Pine Ridge in?

Paradise Unified

What schools do graduates of Pine Ridge attend?

Students who attend Pine Ridge usually go on to attend:

High : Paradise Senior High

Is Pine Ridge a good school?

Pine Ridge ranks in the bottom 18.2% of California elementary schools.

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