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Best Schools in Paramount, CA
Paramount, CA has 27 public schools (5 high, 6 middle, 14 elementary) serving 21,303 students. On average they score 29% on state proficiency tests against a projected 25%, so schools in Paramount exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Paramount, CA
The top high schools in Paramount, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Dominguez High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Compton Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1769 Students
2. Paramount High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3737 Students
3. Marco Antonio Firebaugh High
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Projected Test Scores
Lynwood Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1606 Students
4. Jordan High
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Projected Test Scores
Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2241 Students
5. Paramount Unified Community Day
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 10 Students
Best Middle Schools in Paramount, CA
The top middle schools in Paramount, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Alondra Middle
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 779 Students
2. Paramount Park Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 565 Students
3. Leona Jackson
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 695 Students
4. Frank J. Zamboni
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Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 737 Students
5. Hamilton Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 820 Students
6. Hosler Middle
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Lynwood Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 951 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Paramount, CA
The top elementary schools in Paramount, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Clinton William Jefferson
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Compton Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 791 Students
2. Abraham Lincoln
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Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 560 Students
3. Wesley Gaines
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 335 Students
4. Jefferson Elementary
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 366 Students
5. Hollydale
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 802 Students
6. Los Cerritos
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 387 Students
7. Howard Tanner
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 462 Students
8. Mark Keppel
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 393 Students
9. Harry Wirtz Elementary
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 458 Students
10. Janie P. Abbott Elementary
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Lynwood Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 480 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Paramount, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Paramount, CA has a total population of 54,005 with 30% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 66%, and 13% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Paramount, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Paramount, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
29.66 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
6.43 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
23.23 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Paramount, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Paramount, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Paramount, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Paramount, CA
How many schools are in Paramount, CA?
Paramount, CA has 27 public schools: 5 high schools, 6 middle schools and 14 elementary schools, serving 21,303 students in total.
How do schools in Paramount perform on state tests?
On average, 27 schools in Paramount score 29% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 25%, so on average schools in Paramount exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Paramount?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 32%
- Projected: 22%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 21%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 29%
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- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 20%
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- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 22%
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- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 32%
- Projected: 21%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 31%
- Projected: 23%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Paramount
14 of 16 schools in Paramount carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 11D: 2
All 16 public schools we grade in Paramount. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (16)
- Abraham Lincoln
- Alondra Middle
- Frank J Zamboni
- Harry Wirtz Elementary
- Howard Tanner
- Jefferson Elementary
- Leona Jackson
- Los Cerritos
- Major Lynn Mokler
- Mark Keppel
- Paramount High
- Paramount Park Middle
- Paramount Unified Community Day
- Paramount Virtual Academy
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Wesley Gaines
Private schools (1)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.