Paramount Unified School District

Public Grades K–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Paramount, and parts of South Gate, Lakewood and Bellflower.

At a glance

11,623Students enrolled

20Schools

$23,527Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

95%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Paramount

Grades K–5

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Paramount High3,400 students · ParamountThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency15%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts34%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,527

per student each year · 11% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration37%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State69%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

13,722’20

13,132’21

12,698’22

12,015’23

11,623’24

Students

Hispanic · 88%10,276

Black · 8%872

Asian · 1%158

Two or more races · 1%115

White · 1%106

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%67

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools20 in district

Level

All 20 Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 4 Other 1

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HollydaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 794 students · South Gate

B-Public 📚

Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · Grades K–5 · 522 students · Long Beach

C-Public 📚

Major Lynn MoklerElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Abraham LincolnElementary · Grades K–5 · 502 students · Paramount

B-Public 📚

Theodore RooseveltElementary · Grades K–5 · 491 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Wesley GainesElementary · Grades K–5 · 449 students · Paramount

B-Public 📚

Howard TannerElementary · Grades K–5 · 428 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Mark KeppelElementary · Grades K–5 · 426 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Harry Wirtz ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 421 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Jefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students · Paramount

C-Public 📚

Los CerritosElementary · Grades K–5 · 341 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Alondra MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 735 students · Paramount

B-Public 📚

Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 650 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 551 students · Paramount

CPublic 📚

Leona JacksonMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 517 students · Paramount

CPublic 🏫

Paramount HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,400 students · Paramount

BPublic 🏫

Odyssey STEM AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 336 students · Lakewood

A-Public 🏫

Buena Vista HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 180 students · Lakewood

C-Public 🏫

Paramount Unified Community DayHigh · Grades 7–12 · 14 students · Paramount

Public 📚

Paramount Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · Paramount

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Whittier Union High School DistrictDowney · Norwalk · $23,421 per student

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ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos · Hawaiian Gardens · $19,156 per student

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Downey Unified School DistrictDowney · $19,524 per student

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Anaheim Union High School DistrictCypress · La Palma · $20,079 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.