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Enrollment
735
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985012423
Alondra Middle
16200 Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8004 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
680 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 220 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 33% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 36.0% | 27.8% | 24.3% |
| Math | 9.1% | 14.2% | 27.7% | 49.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 15.7% |
| 2020-21 | 40.2% | 13.4% |
| 2018-19 | 41.1% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 39.7% | 24.1% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alondra Middle
Alondra Middle's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alondra Middle this school | 735 | 92.5% | 33.9% |
| Joe Baca Bloomington | 705 | 91.8% | 18.8% |
| Emerson Middle Pomona | 664 | 93.7% | 19.4% |
| John Muir Middle Corcoran | 754 | 90.7% | 20.4% |
| Serrano Middle Montclair | 657 | 91.5% | 49.3% |
| Mulcahy Middle Tulare | 745 | 92.6% | 14.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alondra Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #658 of 1,224 | #140 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #760 of 1,227 ▲ 54 | #169 of 248 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #539 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #117 of 248 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #55 of 1,214 | #21 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #535 of 1,377 | #122 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #205 of 1,279 | #60 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #1,117 of 1,278 | #228 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #198 of 1,329 | #89 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #158 of 930 | #53 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
-168 (-19%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 735 | 40.9 | 18.0:1 | 93% (680) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 41.1 | 18.3:1 | 95% (716) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 39.8 | 19.6:1 | 94% (734) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 41 | 22.0:1 | 92% (828) |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | 41 | 24.6:1 | 92% (931) |
| 2015-16 | 955 | 41 | 23.3:1 | 93% (886) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | N/A | N/A | 94% (862) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alondra Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,009 to 735); teachers unchanged (41 to 40.9).
About Alondra Middle
Paramount, California, is home to Alondra Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Federal data show 735 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Alondra Middle is one of 19 schools in Paramount Unified, which enrolls 11,623 students in total.
Roughly 92% of students at Alondra Middle are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alondra Middle scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The school has 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 2.7 students per teacher. In all, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Alondra Middle scores 33.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.3%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Alondra Middle's closest public school neighbor is Major Lynn Mokler, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Alondra Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.5% on proficiency, and Alondra Middle is below that at 33.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 735, compared with 903 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.0:1 to 18.0:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paramount Unified
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- HollydaleElementary · 794 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Paramount
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
- Major Lynn MoklerElementary · 510 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Major Lynn Mokler0.3 mi · 510
- Jefferson Elementary0.4 mi · 356
- Abraham Lincoln0.7 mi · 502
- McKinley Elementary0.7 mi · 475
- Somerset High0.8 mi · 104
- Ramona Elementary0.9 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Alondra MiddleHow large is Alondra Middle?
Alondra Middle enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alondra Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alondra Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Alondra Middle?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Alondra Middle.
How diverse is Alondra Middle?
Alondra Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Alondra Middle?
Alondra Middle is overseen by Paramount Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.