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Paramount High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

14429 South Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-6067 · Part of Paramount Unified School District

Paramount’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of California school districts

Directions
Students
3,400
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Paramount High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 19.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Paramount kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Paramount HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

14429 South Downey Ave., Paramount

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9845
Grade 10848
Grade 11817
Grade 12890
Enrollment over time
4,211’20
3,948’21
3,737’22
3,547’23
3,400’24

Down 19.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%Black 6%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%White <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paramount High from Paramount families.

Other schools in Paramount Unified School District

The district →
Hollydale
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Gate
C+
794 students20:1
Captain Raymond Collins
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
D
522 students22:1
Major Lynn Mokler
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
510 students20:1
Abraham Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
502 students22:1
Theodore Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
491 students21:1
Wesley Gaines
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
449 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Paramount’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.