Paradise Ridge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.9% |
| Below Standard | 60.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Paradise Ridge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.7 points above the Paradise Unified district average of 9.5%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.7 points higher (vs 4.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 25.0% | 23.3% | 48.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 23.6% | 15.3% | 38.9% |
| 5th | 83 | 22.9% | 20.5% | 43.4% |
| 6th | 54 | 9.3% | 16.7% | 25.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 22.4% | 39.7% | 62.1% |
| 4th | 72 | 13.9% | 20.8% | 34.7% |
| 5th | 84 | 16.7% | 19.1% | 35.7% |
| 6th | 54 | 3.7% | 20.4% | 24.1% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 26.9