Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is an average-sized elementary campus in Paramount, California, overseen by Paramount Unified. The school serves 502 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 19 schools in Paramount Unified (11,623 students total), Abraham Lincoln accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Abraham Lincoln lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Abraham Lincoln is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 23.2%; this one delivers 42.3%, a residual of +19.1 points.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Abraham Lincoln is one.

The closest other public school is Paramount Park Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abraham Lincoln ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Abraham Lincoln's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 502). Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

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