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Paradise Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves West Modesto.

West Modesto’s School Grade C better than 25% of California school districts

Students
177
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,989
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Paradise Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $960 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for West Modesto. Grade by grade →

K–623 schoolsModesto City Elementary School District
7–86 middle schoolsModesto City Elementary School District
9–127 high schoolsModesto City High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 33.1% · 129 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 46.7% · 129 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Modesto City High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,989 per student · 15% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 66%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
191’20
192’21
193’22
182’23
177’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 69%White 17%Asian 10%Two or more races 4%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Paradise Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Modesto
B+
118 students26:1
Paradise Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Modesto
B+
59 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.