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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Paradise Ridge Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE UNIFIED·NCES 062982014442
Paradise Ridge Elementary
6593 Pentz Rd., Paradise, CA 95969 · (530) 872-6415 · Butte County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
23.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
291 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.8% | 19.0% | 28.6% | 31.6% |
| Math | 14.6% | 24.3% | 28.4% | 32.8% |
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 | 39.8% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 43.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.2% | 39.7% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Ridge Elementary
Paradise Ridge Elementary's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Ridge Elementary this school | 496 | 58.7% | 38.9% |
| Evergreen Elementary Cottonwood | 541 | 60.1% | 52.0% |
| Rivergold Elementary Coarsegold | 445 | 62.2% | 30.2% |
| Manzanita Elementary Redding | 545 | 56.5% | 47.0% |
| Columbia Elementary Columbia | 464 | 65.3% | 35.2% |
| Woodland Elementary Mariposa | 435 | 64.6% | 28.7% |
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 Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,601 of 5,151 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,381 of 5,172 ▼ 351 | #8 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,948 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #11 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,162 of 5,116 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,486 of 5,915 | #9 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,414 of 5,352 | #31 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #3,046 of 5,354 | #31 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #3,537 of 5,625 | #24 of 39 |
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
496
+181 (+57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 496 | 21 | 23.6:1 | 59% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 17.2 | 25.9:1 | 60% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 17.2 | 22.1:1 | 57% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | 62% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Ridge Elementary.
About Paradise Ridge Elementary
Paradise Ridge Elementary is an elementary school in Paradise, California, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 496 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
Paradise Unified enrolls 1,733 students in 7 schools, including Paradise Ridge Elementary.
More than half of the students at Paradise Ridge Elementary are White (69%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Butte County, where about 70% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Paradise Ridge Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 23.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at Paradise Ridge Elementary.
Among California public elementary schools, Paradise Ridge Elementary outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.2%.
For Butte County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $67,928, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 96 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,730, Paradise Ridge Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Paradise Ridge Elementary is closest to Children's Community Charter, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Paradise Ridge Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Paradise Ridge Elementary reported 315 students in 2020-21 and 496 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.0:1 to 23.6:1.
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Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paradise Unified
- Paradise Senior HighHigh · 495 students
- Cedarwood ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Paradise Junior HighMiddle · 197 students
- Pine RidgeElementary · 179 students
- Ridgeview High (Continuation)High · 51 students
- Paradise eLearning AcademyCombined · 44 students
Other schools in Paradise
- Paradise Senior HighHigh · 495 students
- Children's Community CharterElementary · 220 students
- Paradise Junior HighMiddle · 197 students
- Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.Elementary · 169 students
- Paradise Charter MiddleMiddle · 143 students
- HomeTech CharterCombined · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Children's Community Charter0.6 mi · 220
- Paradise Charter Middle0.9 mi · 143
- Ridgeview High (Continuation)1.9 mi · 51
- Paradise eLearning Academy2.0 mi · 44
- Paradise Senior High2.0 mi · 495
- Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.2.4 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Ridge ElementaryHow large is Paradise Ridge Elementary?
Paradise Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-06.
Is Paradise Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paradise Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paradise Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paradise Ridge Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paradise Ridge Elementary?
Paradise Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Paradise Ridge Elementary in?
Paradise Ridge Elementary is part of Paradise Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.