Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus in Paramount, California, overseen by Paramount Unified. The school caters to 356 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%); the rest comes out to 6% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jefferson Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Jefferson Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alondra Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Jefferson Elementary's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 356). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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