How does Pine Ridge compare to other elementary schools in Magalia?

Pine Ridge has a SchoolScope composite score of 26.9/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 270 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pine Ridge?

4.5% of students at Pine Ridge exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pine Ridge improving or declining?

Pine Ridge's proficiency rate decreases by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pine Ridge?

28.0% of students at Pine Ridge are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Pine Ridge

Paradise Unified Magalia Butte County 95954

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

270 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

183 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

75%

Teachers

12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.1%

White 75.4%

Asian 2.7%

Black 1.1%

Other 7.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pine Ridge
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.5%
Met Standard	14.6%
Below Standard	80.8%

Exceeded

4.5%

Met

14.6%

Below

80.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Pine Ridge and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the Paradise Unified district average of 9.5%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.0% exceeded — 7.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.