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Enrollment
551
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985012400
Paramount Park Middle
14608 Paramount Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8052 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
530 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 189 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 36% |
Student demographics
20%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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 35.0% | 28.1% | 27.8% |
| Math | 10.0% | 11.3% | 25.3% | 53.5% |
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 | 44.1% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 16.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 15.7% |
| 2020-21 | 36.5% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 26.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Paramount Park Middle
Paramount Park Middle's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Park Middle this school | 551 | 96.2% | 31.0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle San Bernardino | 581 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| George Washington Carver Middle Los Angeles | 635 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| William Jefferson Clinton Middle Los Angeles | 622 | 98.4% | 25.2% |
| Abraham Lincoln Jr. High Bakersfield | 527 | 99.4% | 8.8% |
| Curtis Middle San Bernardino | 679 | 97.1% | 17.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #720 of 1,224 | #154 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #823 of 1,227 ▲ 72 | #187 of 248 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #612 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #134 of 248 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #196 of 1,214 | #72 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #849 of 1,377 | #191 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #341 of 1,279 | #92 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #1,056 of 1,278 | #207 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #72 of 1,329 | #34 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #109 of 930 | #38 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
551
-77 (-12%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 551 | 28.8 | 19.1:1 | 96% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 30.4 | 17.6:1 | 94% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 26.7 | 21.2:1 | 92% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 95% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 31.8 | 25.2:1 | 91% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 31 | 25.4:1 | 92% (726) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | N/A | N/A | 94% (748) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paramount Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (802 to 551); teachers down 10% (31.8 to 28.8).
About Paramount Park Middle
Paramount Park Middle is a middle-grades school in Paramount, California, and it is part of Paramount Unified. The school reports 551 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Paramount Unified, operates 19 schools serving 11,623 students.
Hispanic students make up 89% of enrollment at Paramount Park Middle. Next come 7% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 19.1:1 comes from the school's 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 26 points.
Paramount Park Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.0%, compared with a predicted 23.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, Paramount Unified Community Day, is about 0.1 miles from Paramount Park Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Paramount Park Middle places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 77 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (21.7:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Paramount Park Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Paramount
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
- Major Lynn MoklerElementary · 510 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Paramount Unified Community Day0.1 mi · 14
- Paramount High0.3 mi · 3,400
- Harry Wirtz Elementary0.5 mi · 421
- Abraham Lincoln0.5 mi · 502
- Theodore Roosevelt0.7 mi · 491
- Jefferson Elementary0.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Paramount Park MiddleHow many students attend Paramount Park Middle?
Paramount Park Middle enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Paramount Park Middle serve?
Paramount Park Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paramount Park Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paramount Park Middle is approximately 19.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paramount Park Middle?
At Paramount Park Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Paramount Park Middle?
Paramount Park Middle 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.