📍 5657 Recreation Dr., Paradise, Butte County, 95969
Paradise Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paradise, Butte County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Bettencourt. It is part of the Paradise Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
Paradise Ridge Elementary enrolls 381 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 381 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paradise Ridge Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Paradise Ridge Elementary is one of 11 schools in Paradise Unified, based in Paradise, California. The district serves 1,733 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 381 students, Paradise Ridge Elementary is larger than the district average of about 158 students per school.
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