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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZUSA UNIFIED·NCES 060360000281
Paramount Elementary
409 West Paramount St., Azusa, CA 91702 · (626) 815-5104 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
26.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
453 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Paramount Elementary→Gladstone Middle
Based on grade levels within Azusa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 22.1% | 21.3% | 42.7% |
| Math | 13.4% | 18.1% | 24.0% | 44.5% |
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 | 36.0% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 52.1% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 43.8% |
| 2016-17 | 45.1% | 38.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Paramount Elementary
Paramount Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Elementary this school | 513 | 88.3% | 33.5% |
| Harborside Elementary Chula Vista | 524 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
| Farr Avenue Elementary Escondido | 513 | 89.5% | 29.3% |
| Hubbard Street Elementary Sylmar | 535 | 88.6% | 38.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Sanger | 505 | 88.5% | 32.9% |
| Hazel M. Bailey Primary Firebaugh | 519 | 87.7% | N/A |
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 Paramount Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,111 of 5,151 | #779 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,074 of 5,172 ▲ 133 | #804 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,332 of 5,172 ▼ 136 | #808 of 1,129 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,172 of 5,116 | #574 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #2,264 of 5,915 | #455 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,936 of 5,352 | #1,113 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #4,768 of 5,354 | #995 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #1,297 of 5,625 | #504 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.6% | #53 of 1,139 | #7 of 181 |
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
513
-128 (-20%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 513 | 19.6 | 26.2:1 | 88% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 20.6 | 27.1:1 | 87% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 22.6 | 28.0:1 | 85% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 24 | 26.7:1 | 82% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 88% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | 89% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 86% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 83% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 24 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paramount Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (350 to 513); teachers up 50% (13 to 19.6).
About Paramount Elementary
Paramount Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Azusa, California. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 513 students.
Azusa Unified is the district for Paramount Elementary. It has 10 schools and 6,028 students.
Paramount Elementary's enrollment is 93% Hispanic. It is also 3% White and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Paramount Elementary's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.2:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 88%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Paramount Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.8%. Paramount Elementary scores 33.5%.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Valleydale Elementary is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Paramount Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Paramount Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 128 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Azusa Unified
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Azusa
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Other Paramount Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Paramount Elementary. Paramount Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 460 students
- Paramount ElementaryHagerstown, MD · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Valleydale Elementary0.7 mi · 526
- Clifford D. Murray Elementary0.8 mi · 397
- Azusa High1.0 mi · 1,609
- Gladstone Middle1.0 mi · 1,326
- Charles H. Lee Elementary1.1 mi · 378
- Fairvalley High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Paramount ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paramount Elementary?
Paramount Elementary enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Paramount Elementary serve?
Paramount Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Paramount Elementary?
Approximately 26.2:1 students per teacher at Paramount Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paramount Elementary?
At Paramount Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Paramount Elementary public or private?
Paramount Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Azusa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.