Paradise Elementary

Paradise Elementary is a rural-scale elementary-level community in Modesto, California, run under Paradise Elementary. The school works with 59 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within Paradise Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 177 students, Paradise Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Paradise Elementary shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 31% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Paradise Elementary has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Paradise Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Paradise Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.1%; actual is 68.6%, +31.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Stanislaus County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Paradise Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Paradise Charter, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paradise Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paradise Elementary has fell 34%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 59 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 1% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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