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Paradise Charter School

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3361 California Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358
(209) 524-0184

Charter | Grades K-8 | Paradise Elementary

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About Paradise Charter School

Paradise Charter School is located in Modesto, CA and is one of 2 schools in Paradise Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 109 students in grades K-8.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Paradise Charter School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.

A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.

Paradise Charter School had an API growth score of 759 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Paradise Charter School's 2009 base score was 750 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.

In 2008, Paradise Charter School had 36 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Paradise Charter School's students and teachers.

Paradise Charter School Student Diversity

Students by Ethnicity (2008)
Hispanic 53 %
White 39 %
Multiple or No Response 4 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 %
Filipino < 1 %
Black < 1 %

Students by Gender (2008)
Female 56%
Male 44%

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