Total enrollment
11,623
-2,099 (-15%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Paramount Unified
California · 11,623 students · 4 cities
From elementary through high school, Paramount Unified runs 20 public K-12 schools (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high), with combined enrollment of about 11,623.
4-year change in Paramount Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Paramount Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #352 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,623 | #125 of 587 | #771 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #110 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #98 of 587 | #8,202 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 95.1% | #9 of 587 | #532 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #462 of 530 | #5,574 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Paramount Unified
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Odyssey STEM Academy at 48.9% proficient to Captain Raymond Collins at 22.8%, a gap of 26.1 points. That is the 255th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 15,172 to 11,287 students (down 26%) and from 631 to 583 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount High | Paramount | High | 09-12 | 3,400 |
| Hollydale | South Gate | Elementary | KG-08 | 794 |
| Alondra Middle | Paramount | Middle | 06-08 | 735 |
| Frank J. Zamboni | Paramount | Middle | 06-08 | 650 |
| Paramount Park Middle | Paramount | Middle | 06-08 | 551 |
| Captain Raymond Collins | Long Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 522 |
| Leona Jackson | Paramount | Middle | 06-08 | 517 |
| Major Lynn Mokler | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| Abraham Lincoln | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 502 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 491 |
| Wesley Gaines | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 449 |
| Howard Tanner | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 428 |
| Mark Keppel | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Los Cerritos | Paramount | Elementary | KG-05 | 341 |
| Odyssey STEM Academy | Lakewood | High | 09-12 | 336 |
| Buena Vista High | Lakewood | High | 09-12 | 180 |
| Paramount Unified Community Day | Paramount | High | 07-12 | 14 |
| Paramount Virtual Academy | Paramount | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About Paramount Unified
Paramount Unified is a compact public-school district in California. The district oversees 20 schools and instructs approximately 11,623 students.
For a sense of the school types, Paramount Unified comprises 11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 15%: 13,722 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,623 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Paramount Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.