Paramount Unified

Summary:

The Paramount Unified school district in California serves 20 schools, including 11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, and 1 alternative school. The district faces academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages. However, the data also highlights pockets of success, such as Odyssey STEM Academy, a high-performing high school, and Wesley Gaines Elementary, which excels in English language arts.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue across the district, with many schools reporting over 30% chronic absenteeism rates, including the highest rates at Buena Vista High (83.7%) and Major Lynn Mokler Elementary (45.0%). Additionally, the district has very high rates of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Student-teacher ratios are also on the higher side, which could contribute to challenges in providing individualized attention.

While the data reveals a wide performance gap between the highest and lowest performing schools in the district, the successes of schools like Odyssey STEM Academy and Wesley Gaines Elementary suggest that targeted strategies and resources could help address the systemic issues and improve outcomes for all students in Paramount Unified.

District Detail

15110 California Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-4378

(562) 602-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
961^st of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 12,698

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	541	25	21.6	91.7%	3 (0.6%)	190 (35.1%)	296 (54.7%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.1%)	18.1	5014^th of 5862 public elementary schools	14.5%		18.2	5021^st of 5874 public elementary schools	14.5%	7	8.3				8.3	30.0	30.2	16.7					25.8	23.3	22.7	8.3					18.3							$3,876
Wesley Gaines	Public	K-4	7340 East Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8012	335	16	20.9	91.3%	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	52.7	2411^th of 5862 public elementary schools	58.9%					(n/a)						40.6	46.8						43.8	43.5	43.6						43.5							$4,559
Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	3717 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8090	245	16	15.5	92.7%	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.6%)	215 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	9.8	2041^st of 2323 public high schools	12.1%		11.3	1976^th of 2348 public high schools	15.8%	65			3.7		4.4							14.8	14.8							0.0	0.0							$8,863
Hollydale	Public	K-8	5511 Century Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8016	802	37	21.6	88.5%	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	777 (96.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	46.1	2781^st of 5862 public elementary schools	52.6%		52.7	2401^st of 5874 public elementary schools	59.1%	380	24.1	15.8			19.4	48.4	46.4	34.2	44.4	46.2	42.6		44.0	53.7	34.7	19.0	27.0	34.0	20.8		31.9	82.5	89.3	88.4	88.4	87.4	86.4	$4,092
Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	393	16	24.5	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	372 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	3786^th of 5862 public elementary schools	35.4%		37.9	3288^th of 5874 public elementary schools	44.0%	498	27.0				27.0	29.2	39.7	37.1					35.3	19.7	26.2	28.6					24.7	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$4,653
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	15324 California Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8036	560	24	23.3	89.6%	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.1%)	515 (92.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	48.1	2658^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.7%		55.5	2258^th of 5874 public elementary schools	61.6%	400	21.6				21.6	35.6	43.2	47.1					42.3	56.2	41.5	30.7					42.0	97.5			98.3		98.3	$4,138
Los Cerritos	Public	K-5	14626 Gundry Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8040	387	18	21.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	380 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.6	4235^th of 5862 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.8	4002^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	31.9%	233	14.0				14.0	34.2	28.1	22.5					27.9	39.0	31.6	18.0					29.1	41.9	47.3	74.3	87.8	43.2	50.0	$4,304
Major Lynn Mokler	Public	K-5	8571 East Flower St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8044	543	24	22.6	90.2%	7 (1.3%)	17 (3.1%)	490 (90.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	20.8	4778^th of 5862 public elementary schools	18.5%		21	4755^th of 5874 public elementary schools	19.1%	23	9.1				9.1	29.4	31.7	22.1					27.8	29.4	22.5	13.0					21.9	70.0	90.0			80.0	91.3	$4,193
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,737	183	20.4	94.1%	28 (0.7%)	252 (6.7%)	3,361 (89.9%)	47 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	11 (0.3%)	28 (0.7%)	33.5	1322^nd of 2323 public high schools	43.1%		32.3	1349^th of 2348 public high schools	42.5%	27			14.0	12.5	13.9							45.4	45.4							13.6	13.6							$3,807
Theodore Roosevelt	Public	K-5	13451 Merkel Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8056	536	23	23.3	94.8%	8 (1.5%)	62 (11.6%)	456 (85.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	27.3	4170^th of 5862 public elementary schools	28.9%		27	4168^th of 5874 public elementary schools	29.0%	2	17.6				17.6	37.2	25.6	35.6					32.8	32.5	22.9	19.4					24.6							$4,455
Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	737	37	20.0	94.8%	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.2%)	696 (94.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	39.6	1474^th of 2777 public middle schools	46.9%		32.3	1732^nd of 2802 public middle schools	38.2%	258		21.2			21.2				33.5	41.8	50.6		42.3				13.7	26.5	24.3		21.8							$4,142
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	10	1	18.5	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													18.2															$16,962
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Jefferson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8024	366	20	18.3	92.3%	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.3%)	321 (87.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	41.3	3099^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.1%		36.1	3421^st of 5874 public elementary schools	41.8%	322	20.5				20.5	40.0	26.5	45.5					37.1	46.0	36.7	31.8					38.5	90.4	96.2	96.2		94.2	92.3	$4,427
Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	458	19	24.1	94.5%	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.8%)	415 (90.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31.3	3819^th of 5862 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.3	3620^th of 5874 public elementary schools	38.4%	199	18.6				18.6	47.6	33.3	26.7					34.9	33.9	25.0	24.4					27.3	89.0	90.2		91.5	89.0	91.5	$4,984
Leona Jackson	Public	5-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	695	33	21.1	95.0%	4 (0.6%)	129 (18.6%)	528 (76.0%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	29.4	1836^th of 2777 public middle schools	33.9%		35.1	1627^th of 2802 public middle schools	41.9%	209	24.7	20.4			22.0			39.8	32.8	41.5	34.5		36.9			15.9	12.7	16.9	15.5		15.2							$3,878
Howard Tanner	Public	K-5	7210 Rosecrans Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8060	462	18	25.6	93.1%	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	427 (92.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38	3302^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	43.7%		22.1	4653^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	20.8%	1351	24.6				24.6	40.0	27.5	46.7					37.7	47.2	18.3	27.9					31.4	83.3	94.1		86.9	89.3	94.1	$4,185
Paramount Park Middle	Public	6-8	14608 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8052	565	27	21.1	91.7%	12 (2.1%)	33 (5.8%)	506 (89.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38.9	1505^th of 2777 public middle schools	45.8%		39	1496^th of 2802 public middle schools	46.6%	9		31.4			31.4				34.2	40.8	50.5		42.1				11.2	21.2	16.9		16.7							$3,877
Alondra Middle	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	779	40	19.5	94.2%	5 (0.6%)	34 (4.4%)	713 (91.5%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	6 (0.8%)	39.9	1463^rd of 2777 public middle schools	47.3%		34.7	1641^st of 2802 public middle schools	41.4%	178		20.6			20.6				47.5	47.5	41.7		45.5				17.0	21.7	19.3		19.3							$3,893
Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	9-12	3701 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6025	492	23	21.3	92.1%	12 (2.4%)	35 (7.1%)	428 (87.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	80.3	323^rd of 2323 public high schools	86.1%		66.9	529^th of 2348 public high schools	77.5%	206			51.5		51.5							74.3	74.3							32.7	32.7
Paramount Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15110 California Ave	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 602-6035	55	4	14.0	89.1%	2 (3.6%)	10 (18.2%)	41 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										50.0			47.8					8.3			8.7

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bellflower Unified	0.82 mi	15	837^th
Long Beach Unified	1.09 mi	86	654^th
Null	1.36 mi	1
Compton Unified	2.73 mi	39	786^th
Downey Unified	2.88 mi	22	562^nd

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