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What's one thing Paradise Canyon Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CANADA UNIFIED·NCES 062013002409
Paradise Canyon Elementary
471 Knight Way, La Canada, CA 91011 · (818) 952-8340 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
34 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Paradise Canyon Elementary→La Canada High
Based on grade levels within La Canada Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
83.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.2% | 32.3% | 10.8% | 3.7% |
| Math | 56.8% | 26.5% | 12.6% | 4.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 83.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 83.8% |
| 2022-23 | 86.8% | 80.2% |
| 2021-22 | 85.8% | 81.0% |
| 2018-19 | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| 2017-18 | 86.0% | 85.3% |
| 2016-17 | 82.9% | 85.4% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paradise Canyon Elementary
Paradise Canyon Elementary's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Canyon Elementary this school | 715 | 4.8% | 83.8% |
| Palm Crest Elementary La Canada | 642 | 4.8% | 89.8% |
| La Canada Elementary La Canada | 633 | 6.8% | 84.3% |
| Emma C. Smith Elementary Livermore | 648 | 4.6% | 80.3% |
| Sycamore Valley Elementary Danville | 559 | 5.5% | 79.4% |
| Vista Verde Irvine | 837 | 10.3% | 81.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paradise Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #106 of 5,151 | #24 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #137 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #24 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #92 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #22 of 1,129 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,013 of 5,116 | #743 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #686 of 5,915 | #122 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,297 of 5,352 | #974 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #804 of 5,354 | #132 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.8% | #5,588 of 5,625 | #1,272 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #3,338 of 3,837 | #857 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
715
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 715 | 28.9 | 24.8:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 28.1 | 23.6:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 27.8 | 23.6:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 31 | 24.3:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 30 | 23.9:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 25 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (752 to 715); teachers down 7% (31 to 28.9).
About Paradise Canyon Elementary
Paradise Canyon Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school found in La Canada, California. Enrolled students number 715 students, in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
La Canada Unified oversees Paradise Canyon Elementary and 3 other schools, with 3,979 students in total.
The most common group at Paradise Canyon Elementary is White students, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 34% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. The school's White share is 10 points above the 31% share among Los Angeles County residents. Paradise Canyon Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.8:1, with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 5%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Paradise Canyon Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Paradise Canyon Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.8% and a predicted 76.8%.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Nearest public school: La Canada Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Paradise Canyon Elementary's average proficiency of 83.8% compares with 73.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Paradise Canyon Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Paradise Canyon Elementary's enrollment grew from 680 in 2020-21 to 715 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 23.4:1 to 24.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Paradise Canyon Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Canada Unified
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Palm Crest ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Other schools in La Canada
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Palm Crest ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Nearby schools
- La Canada Elementary1.0 mi · 633
- La Canada High1.2 mi · 1,989
- Odyssey Charter1.6 mi · 463
- Palm Crest Elementary2.0 mi · 642
- Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary2.2 mi · 658
- OCS - South2.4 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Canyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paradise Canyon Elementary?
Paradise Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Paradise Canyon Elementary serve?
Paradise Canyon Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Paradise Canyon Elementary?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Paradise Canyon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paradise Canyon Elementary?
At Paradise Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 34% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Paradise Canyon Elementary public or private?
Paradise Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Canada Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.