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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Paradise Senior High this year?
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Enrollment
495
High
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE UNIFIED·NCES 062982004640
Paradise Senior High
5911 Maxwell Dr., Paradise, CA 95969 · (530) 872-6425 · Butte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
247 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 145 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 20% |
Student demographics
40%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
47.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.6pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 30.5% | 23.2% | 29.5% |
| Math | 10.3% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 50.5% |
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 | 47.4% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 19.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.1% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.2% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.7% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 65.4% | 41.4% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Senior High
Paradise Senior High's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Senior High this school | 495 | 49.9% | 31.3% |
| Golden Sierra Junior Senior High Garden Valley | 436 | 42.9% | 34.7% |
| West Valley Early College High Cottonwood | 736 | 47.1% | 39.4% |
| Summerville High Tuolumne | 508 | 45.5% | 48.9% |
| Calaveras High San Andreas | 703 | 47.4% | 20.7% |
| Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy | 310 | 41.3% | 26.7% |
Matched among California high 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 Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #757 of 1,052 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #475 of 1,056 ▲ 390 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #754 of 1,056 ▲ 156 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #532 of 1,044 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #1,031 of 2,093 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #364 of 1,352 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #837 of 1,351 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #1,172 of 1,575 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.3% | #11 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
495
+55 (+13%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,124
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 495 | 26.5 | 18.7:1 | 50% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 26.1 | 19.4:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 28.4 | 16.8:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 43.4 | 22.9:1 | 55% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 1,083 | 52 | 20.8:1 | 53% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 1,266 | N/A | N/A | 50% (632) |
| 2000-01 | 1,656 | 76 | 21.8:1 | 19% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 1,124 | 52 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (995 to 495); teachers down 39% (43.4 to 26.5).
About Paradise Senior High
Families in Paradise, California, are served by Paradise Senior High, a small high school. It educates 495 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Paradise Unified, which runs Paradise Senior High, has 7 schools and 1,733 students.
White students are the majority at Paradise Senior High, with 75% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Paradise Senior High operates with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.7:1. That is close to the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Paradise Senior High reports 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Butte County.
The allk12 Grade for Paradise Senior High is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 31.3%, is 19.0 points below the 50.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Butte County show that the median household income is $67,928, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Paradise Senior High, Butte County has 95 other public schools.
The school nearest to Paradise Senior High is Paradise eLearning Academy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment rise, from 440 in 2020-21 to 495 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 18.7 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Ridge ElementaryElementary · 496 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 Ridge ElementaryElementary · 496 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
- Paradise eLearning Academy0.0 mi · 44
- Ridgeview High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 51
- Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.0.4 mi · 169
- Paradise Junior High0.7 mi · 197
- HomeTech Charter0.7 mi · 129
- Paradise Charter Middle1.2 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Paradise Senior High?
Paradise Senior High enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Paradise Senior High serve?
Paradise Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Paradise Senior High?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Paradise Senior High.
How diverse is Paradise Senior High?
Paradise Senior High reports a student body of 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Paradise Senior High?
Paradise Senior High is overseen by Paradise Unified in Butte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.