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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985004646
Wesley Gaines
7340 East Jackson St., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8012 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
436 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 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
22%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
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
38.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 33.3% |
| Math | 11.4% | 26.7% | 30.5% | 31.4% |
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 | 42.9% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 56.8% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 43.9% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 42.4% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 50.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 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 Wesley Gaines
Wesley Gaines's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Gaines this school | 449 | 97.1% | 41.8% |
| Estrella Elementary Los Angeles | 453 | 97.8% | 24.0% |
| Rio Vista Elementary San Bernardino | 412 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
| Riley Elementary San Bernardino | 462 | 95.9% | 29.4% |
| Williams Elementary Bakersfield | 452 | 98.9% | 12.3% |
| Forty-Ninth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 491 | 97.4% | 26.1% |
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 Wesley Gaines ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,320 of 5,151 | #552 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,434 of 5,172 ▼ 505 | #611 of 1,129 ▼ 167 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,658 of 5,172 ▼ 297 | #646 of 1,129 ▼ 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #1,673 of 5,116 | #290 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #3,046 of 5,915 | #629 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,556 of 5,352 | #670 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #4,307 of 5,354 | #828 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #192 of 5,625 | #107 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #802 of 1,139 | #133 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
449
+79 (+21%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 449 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 97% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 93% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 91% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 87% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 19 | 22.6:1 | 94% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 16 | 25.8:1 | 95% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | N/A | N/A | 97% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 1,187 | 55 | 21.6:1 | 85% (1,010) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 34 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wesley Gaines.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (430 to 449); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Wesley Gaines
At 7340 East Jackson St. in Paramount, California, Wesley Gaines operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 449 students in kindergarten through 5.
Wesley Gaines is one school in a 19-school district, Paramount Unified, which enrolls 11,623 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Wesley Gaines is Hispanic, at 88%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wesley Gaines scores 22%.
Wesley Gaines has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. At Wesley Gaines, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 27 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wesley Gaines would score about 22.6%. It scores 41.8%, a top-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Leona Jackson is the nearest public school to Wesley Gaines, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Wesley Gaines, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.8% is above the 34.5% average for nearby schools.
Wesley Gaines falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 79 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.6:1 to 22.4:1 over the same years.
People who know Wesley Gaines can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Leona Jackson0.1 mi · 517
- Frank J. Zamboni0.6 mi · 650
- Hamilton Middle0.6 mi · 748
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 475
- Mark Keppel0.9 mi · 426
- Abraham Lincoln0.9 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Wesley GainesHow large is Wesley Gaines?
Wesley Gaines enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wesley Gaines serve?
Wesley Gaines serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wesley Gaines?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wesley Gaines is approximately 22.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wesley Gaines?
At Wesley Gaines, the student body is approximately 0% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Wesley Gaines public or private?
Wesley Gaines is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paramount Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.