Paradise Junior High

Paradise Junior High is a micro-enrollment 6-8 campus in Paradise, California, operated by Paradise Unified. The school educates 197 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 70% smaller than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Paradise Junior High logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Butte County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Paradise Junior High records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Paradise Junior High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Butte County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Paradise Junior High is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 37.5%; Paradise Junior High posts 19.1%, -18.4 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Butte County put the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Paradise Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Paradise eLearning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paradise Junior High.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 54%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Paradise Junior High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.