Paramount High

Paramount High is one of the sprawling 9-12 campuss in Paramount, California, run under Paramount Unified, with 3,400 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 306% above typical.

Paramount High is one of 19 schools operated by Paramount Unified, a district that instructs 11,623 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Paramount High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). The remainder is composed of 6% 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 income-and-resources front, Paramount High logs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Paramount High higher than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Paramount High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Paramount High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Harry Wirtz Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paramount High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.6%.

Paramount High operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paramount High has edged down 28%, going from 4,722 students in 2018 to 3,400 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.