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Enrollment
650
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985007134
Frank J. Zamboni
15733 South Orange Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8048 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
624 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 | 177 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 39% |
Student demographics
9%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
43.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
24.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 32.5% | 29.8% | 26.7% |
| Math | 12.1% | 12.1% | 27.0% | 48.8% |
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 | 43.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.7% | 13.8% |
| 2020-21 | 31.5% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.1% | 31.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Frank J. Zamboni
Frank J. Zamboni's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank J. Zamboni this school | 650 | 96.0% | 32.7% |
| John Adams Middle Los Angeles | 676 | 96.4% | 38.3% |
| Hosler Middle Lynwood | 754 | 95.5% | 20.6% |
| Emerson Middle Pomona | 664 | 93.7% | 19.4% |
| John H. Liechty Middle Los Angeles | 748 | 98.3% | 19.8% |
| Fairfax Junior High Bakersfield | 609 | 97.2% | 23.5% |
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 Frank J. Zamboni ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #677 of 1,224 | #146 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #741 of 1,227 ▲ 9 | #162 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #626 of 1,227 ▼ 23 | #137 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #150 of 1,214 | #51 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #680 of 1,377 | #156 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #67 of 1,279 | #23 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #1,176 of 1,278 | #258 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #79 of 1,329 | #40 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #121 of 930 | #42 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
650
-144 (-18%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,142
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 96% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 41.9 | 17.1:1 | 97% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 36.8 | 20.0:1 | 95% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 40 | 19.9:1 | 94% (743) |
| 2017-18 | 937 | 39.5 | 23.7:1 | 93% (876) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 39 | 23.8:1 | 93% (864) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | N/A | N/A | 92% (866) |
| 2000-01 | 1,142 | 51 | 22.4:1 | 89% (1,017) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank J. Zamboni.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (937 to 650); teachers up 1% (39.5 to 40).
About Frank J. Zamboni
Frank J. Zamboni, located in Paramount, California, is a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 650 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Paramount Unified enrolls 11,623 students in 19 schools, including Frank J. Zamboni.
The share of Hispanic students at Frank J. Zamboni is 95%. Enrollment also includes 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 47 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Frank J. Zamboni is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Frank J. Zamboni has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Frank J. Zamboni lands at B+, ahead of 72% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.3% for Frank J. Zamboni. The school posts 32.7%, 9.4 points above the prediction.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Mark Keppel is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Frank J. Zamboni is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 794 to 650, an 18% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Frank J. Zamboni. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Paramount
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
- Major Lynn MoklerElementary · 510 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Keppel0.3 mi · 426
- Cesar Chavez Continuation High0.3 mi · 263
- Thurgood Marshall0.3 mi · 51
- Manuel Dominguez High0.3 mi · 1,582
- Clinton William Jefferson0.4 mi · 692
- Leona Jackson0.5 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Frank J. ZamboniHow large is Frank J. Zamboni?
Frank J. Zamboni enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 06-08.
Is Frank J. Zamboni an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frank J. Zamboni is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frank J. Zamboni?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frank J. Zamboni is approximately 16.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frank J. Zamboni?
Frank J. Zamboni reports a student body of 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank J. Zamboni?
Frank J. Zamboni 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.