Total enrollment
9,791
-3,589 (-27%) vs SY 2017-18
16 schools in Paramount
California · Public K-12
Paramount, California has 16 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 9,791 students (an average of 612 per campus).
7-year change in Paramount
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
90%
was 89%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln | Elementary | KG-05 | 502 |
| Alondra Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 735 |
| Frank J. Zamboni | Middle | 06-08 | 650 |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| Howard Tanner | Elementary | KG-05 | 428 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Leona Jackson | Middle | 06-08 | 517 |
| Los Cerritos | Elementary | KG-05 | 341 |
| Major Lynn Mokler | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| Mark Keppel | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Paramount High | High | 09-12 | 3,400 |
| Paramount Park Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 551 |
| Paramount Unified Community Day | High | 07-12 | 14 |
| Paramount Virtual Academy | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Elementary | KG-05 | 491 |
| Wesley Gaines | Elementary | KG-05 | 449 |
About Paramount
Paramount, California is home to 16 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 9,791 students. By school count, it is a moderately sized city.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 9 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Paramount has contracted 27% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 13,380 students to 9,791.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Paramount discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.