Summary:
In ZIP code 95928, two middle schools serve grades 6–8: Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High and Paradise Charter Middle. In their shared latest test-score year, 2024–2025, Marsh had stronger English language arts (ELA) and math results, while Paradise led in science. The most important shared finding is that both schools scored above the state in all three subjects.
Marsh stands out in ELA and math: 64% of students were proficient in ELA and 43% in math, compared with 53% and 41% at Paradise—gaps of 11 and 2 percentage points. Paradise was the science leader, with 52% proficient versus Marsh’s 46%, a 6-point lead. Both were above state results: the schools’ science average was 16 points above state, compared with 10 points in ELA and 4 in math. Paradise’s overall math score hides a striking grade-level contrast: eighth-grade proficiency was 62%, versus 26% in seventh grade and 32% in sixth. Its eighth-grade result was 28 points above the state, while its sixth- and seventh-grade results were 5 and 10 points below.
Marsh remained above state scores in 2025–2026, though its results shifted by subject: ELA fell 7 percentage points from the prior year, math rose 3, and science fell 3. Its margins over the state were then 8 points in ELA and 7 points each in math and science. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Marsh declined from 81 in 2023–2024 to 75 in 2025–2026; Paradise’s rose from 56 in 2023–2024 to 72 in 2024–2025. As context, for 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible was 57% at Marsh and 51% at Paradise; student-teacher ratios were 19.7 and 20.4. These measures are observations, not explanations of achievement. Only Marsh has scores for both years, so a two-school trend cannot be established.
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