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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985004649
Mark Keppel
6630 East Mark Keppel St., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8028 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
388 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
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
36.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 22.4% | 29.6% | 33.7% |
| Math | 9.2% | 14.3% | 29.6% | 46.9% |
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 | 36.7% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 24.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 16.8% |
| 2020-21 | 26.4% | 10.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.1% | 40.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 37.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.9% | 35.8% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Mark Keppel
Mark Keppel's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Keppel this school | 426 | 91.1% | 30.1% |
| Janie P. Abbott Elementary Lynwood | 417 | 92.3% | 32.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Lynwood | 445 | 91.9% | 21.6% |
| Casa Loma Elementary Bakersfield | 424 | 92.7% | 15.2% |
| Urbita Elementary San Bernardino | 390 | 92.1% | 18.3% |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary Stockton | 453 | 91.2% | 14.1% |
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 Mark Keppel ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,505 of 5,151 | #883 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #3,945 of 5,172 ▼ 290 | #991 of 1,129 ▼ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #3,248 of 5,172 ▼ 45 | #787 of 1,129 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,634 of 5,116 | #464 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,340 of 5,915 | #693 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,481 of 5,352 | #824 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #4,960 of 5,354 | #1,063 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #963 of 5,625 | #402 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #1,599 of 3,837 | #539 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
426
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 27.9:1
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 | 426 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 91% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 16 | 25.4:1 | 95% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 16 | 24.6:1 | 96% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 16 | 27.9:1 | 95% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 93% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 19 | 28.1:1 | 94% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | N/A | N/A | 94% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 37 | 22.8:1 | 94% (790) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 25 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Keppel.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (522 to 426); teachers down 18% (22 to 18).
About Mark Keppel
Federal records list Mark Keppel as an elementary school in Paramount, California. A federal count lists 426 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Mark Keppel sits within Paramount Unified, which has 19 schools and 11,623 students.
Most students at Mark Keppel are Hispanic: 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Mark Keppel comes in at 9%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 23.6:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 91% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mark Keppel is 26.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.1%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Of nearby public schools, Cesar Chavez Continuation High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 30.1% is below the 35.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Mark Keppel in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 446 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a decrease of 20 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.6:1) than in 2020-21 (27.9:1).
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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
- Major Lynn MoklerElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar Chavez Continuation High0.1 mi · 263
- Manuel Dominguez High0.1 mi · 1,582
- Thurgood Marshall0.1 mi · 51
- Clinton William Jefferson0.2 mi · 692
- Frank J. Zamboni0.3 mi · 650
- Los Cerritos0.6 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Mark KeppelHow many students attend Mark Keppel?
Mark Keppel enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mark Keppel serve?
Mark Keppel serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mark Keppel?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mark Keppel is approximately 23.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mark Keppel?
Mark Keppel reports a student body of 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark Keppel?
Mark Keppel 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.