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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985004652
Major Lynn Mokler
8571 East Flower St., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8044 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
493 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
18%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
27.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 16.9% | 24.1% | 48.3% |
| Math | 10.6% | 15.5% | 28.0% | 45.8% |
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 | 27.6% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.5% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 22.1% |
| 2020-21 | 22.3% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 38.8% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 32.2% | 29.9% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Major Lynn Mokler
Major Lynn Mokler's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Lynn Mokler this school | 510 | 96.7% | 25.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Bernardino | 512 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| Fair Avenue Elementary North Hollywood | 516 | 96.1% | 32.7% |
| Judith F. Baca Arts Academy Los Angeles | 495 | 97.8% | 31.3% |
| Wadsworth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 506 | 96.2% | 21.0% |
| Hoover Street Elementary Los Angeles | 551 | 98.0% | 67.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Major Lynn Mokler ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #3,996 of 5,151 | #981 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,647 of 5,172 ▲ 314 | #933 of 1,129 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #4,214 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #1,006 of 1,129 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,912 of 5,116 | #721 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,309 of 5,915 | #467 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,151 of 5,352 | #357 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #4,525 of 5,354 | #906 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #241 of 5,625 | #128 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #1,163 of 3,837 | #425 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
510
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 97% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 95% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 90% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 91% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 27 | 24.3:1 | 94% (617) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 27 | 26.8:1 | 95% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | N/A | N/A | 93% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 35 | 22.1:1 | 86% (662) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 32 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Major Lynn Mokler.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (656 to 510); teachers down 7% (27 to 25).
About Major Lynn Mokler
Major Lynn Mokler is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Paramount, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 510 students.
Paramount Unified operates 19 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,623 students.
Most students at Major Lynn Mokler are Hispanic: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Black and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Major Lynn Mokler comes in at 18%.
The teaching staff at Major Lynn Mokler is 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.4:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Major Lynn Mokler receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Major Lynn Mokler's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (25.7%) and its predicted rate (22.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Major Lynn Mokler is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Nearest public school: Alondra Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Major Lynn Mokler holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Major Lynn Mokler ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 25.7% versus a 35.2% average.
Major Lynn Mokler is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 563 to 510. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.4:1) than in 2020-21 (23.5:1).
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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
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Paramount
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Alondra Middle0.3 mi · 735
- McKinley Elementary0.6 mi · 475
- Somerset High0.7 mi · 104
- Jefferson Elementary0.7 mi · 356
- Ramona Elementary0.8 mi · 454
- Abraham Lincoln1.0 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Major Lynn MoklerHow many students attend Major Lynn Mokler?
Major Lynn Mokler enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Major Lynn Mokler serve?
Major Lynn Mokler serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Major Lynn Mokler have?
Major Lynn Mokler employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Major Lynn Mokler?
Student demographics at Major Lynn Mokler are roughly 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Major Lynn Mokler in?
Major Lynn Mokler is part of Paramount Unified.
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