Harry Wirtz Elementary

Set in Paramount, California, Harry Wirtz Elementary is an average-sized primary school, part of Paramount Unified. It hosts 421 students across grades K through 5.

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

On demographics, Harry Wirtz Elementary shows that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Harry Wirtz Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Harry Wirtz Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Paramount High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harry Wirtz Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harry Wirtz Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

Harry Wirtz Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.