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Ridgeview High (Continuation)

5944 Maxwell Dr., Paradise, CA 95969 · (530) 872-6422 · Butte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
51
High
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
38 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 101325%
Grade 111427%
Grade 122447%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4078%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
612%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
24%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
2243%
Female
2855%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
16.7%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.1%5.6%38.9%44.4%
Math0.0%0.0%11.1%88.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2516.7%0.0%
2023-2417.6%11.8%
2022-2327.8%5.6%
2021-2214.8%0.0%
2020-213.6%11.1%
2017-189.8%0.0%
2016-176.5%0.0%
2015-1629.0%3.0%
2014-156.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Ridgeview High (Continuation) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Butte County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
51#1,761 of 2,093#12 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
51
-4 (-7%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 131
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25514.212.1:175% (38)
2023-2453510.7:174% (39)
2022-2357511.4:182% (47)
2020-2155511.0:169% (38)
2017-18956.714.2:181% (77)
2015-1699616.5:185% (84)
2010-11118N/AN/A66% (78)
2000-01213923.7:130% (64)
1990-91131816.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview High (Continuation).

Since 2017-18: students down 46% (95 to 51); teachers down 37% (6.7 to 4.2).

About Ridgeview High (Continuation)

Ridgeview High (Continuation) is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Paradise, California. The school counts 51 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 94% smaller than the 838 average for high schools in California.

Ridgeview High (Continuation) is one school in a 7-school district, Paradise Unified, which enrolls 1,733 students.

By race and ethnicity, Ridgeview High (Continuation) is 78% White. It is also 12% Hispanic and 4% Native American. For comparison, the population of Butte County is roughly 70% White. By the diversity index, Ridgeview High (Continuation) comes in at 34%.

Ridgeview High (Continuation) counts 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Butte County is 63%.

Butte County has about 207,929 residents, and median household income is about $67,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 96 public schools in Butte County, with a combined enrollment of about 29,730.

The shortest distance from Ridgeview High (Continuation) to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Paradise eLearning Academy. The five-mile area around Ridgeview High (Continuation) holds at least 8 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.

Ridgeview High (Continuation) had 55 students in 2020-21 and 51 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.0:1 to 12.1:1.

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Butte County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Ridgeview High (Continuation)
District
Paradise Unified
Address
5944 Maxwell Dr., Paradise, CA 95969
Phone
(530) 872-6422
County
Butte County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
51
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
38 (75%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
062982004642
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ridgeview High (Continuation)
How many students attend Ridgeview High (Continuation)?
Ridgeview High (Continuation) enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ridgeview High (Continuation) serve?
Ridgeview High (Continuation) serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeview High (Continuation)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeview High (Continuation) is approximately 12.1:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgeview High (Continuation)?
At Ridgeview High (Continuation), the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgeview High (Continuation)?
Ridgeview High (Continuation) is overseen by Paradise Unified in Butte County.
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