Cedarwood Elementary

Cedarwood Elementary, a modestly sized elementary school in Magalia, California, run under Paradise Unified, caters to 271 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Cedarwood Elementary sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Paradise Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 1,733 students, Cedarwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cedarwood Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, Cedarwood Elementary reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cedarwood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Butte County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cedarwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 23.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Butte County shows median household income runs about $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which Cedarwood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pine Ridge, around 2.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cedarwood Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 255 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 75%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

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