Summary:
The Paramount Unified school district in California is home to 4 middle schools that serve students in grades 6-8. These schools, including Alondra Middle, Frank J. Zamboni, Leona Jackson, and Paramount Park Middle, face challenges with low academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.
Among the standout schools, Paramount Park Middle performs relatively well on English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, with 40-50% of students proficient or better across grade levels, and has the highest science proficiency rates at 31.35% of 8th graders proficient or better. Frank J. Zamboni also outperforms the other schools on 8th grade ELA assessments, with 50.64% of students proficient or better, and has the highest 7th grade math proficiency rate at 26.45%.
However, the overall academic performance across the Paramount Unified middle schools is consistently below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 30-50% in ELA and 10-25% in math. These schools also face high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.68% to 94.96%, and chronic absenteeism, with 20% to 30.8% of students chronically absent. Addressing these systemic challenges will be crucial for improving educational outcomes in the Paramount Unified middle schools.
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