Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Paradise High School
Public · Paradise · Butte County · 502 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
3
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 1% of California high schools
-2.6 pp vs. peer median (6)
· Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 4
2025 · 3
-46%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-66.1 pp
vs. Butte County baseline (+20%)
~388
5-yr projected enrollment (114 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Paradise High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 3 vs. a peer median of 6.
- ▸Paradise High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 20 in 2020 to 3 in 2025 — a 17-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 46% (218→117 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +22%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-8.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~388 by 2029 — about 114 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Butte Charter School | Public | — | -11% |
| Durham High School | Public | 6 | +33% |
| Inspire School Of Arts And Sciences | Public | 12 | -18% |
| Hometech Charter | Public | — | +41% |
| Oroville High School | Public | 5 | -6% |
| Hamilton High | Public | — | +42% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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