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Alondra Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

16200 Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8004 · Part of Paramount Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
735
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Alondra Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Paramount kids: Paramount High

On the path

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

K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Alondra MiddleYou are here
9–12Paramount High3,400 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16200 Downey Ave., Paramount

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6220
Grade 7272
Grade 8243
Enrollment over time
903’20
839’21
779’22
752’23
735’24

Down 18.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races <1%White <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 Alondra Middle 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.