For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 221 students in Paradise Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Paradise Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
10 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
1,657 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
86 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Paradise Unified School District, which is ranked #1272 of all 1,910 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1229 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
29%
Graduation Rate
90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.64
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
18%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
71%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,531 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,947 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$31,531
$19,974
Spending / Student
$40,947
$18,396
Best Paradise Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Paradise Junior High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
5657 Recreation Dr.
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 872-6465
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 872-6465
Grades: 7-8
| 175 students
Rank: #22.
Paradise Elearning Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
5911 Maxwell Dr.
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 872-6425
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 872-6425
Grades: K-12
| 46 students
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