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Paramount Unified Schools
Paramount Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Paramount). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Paramount Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Paramount Unified
18 of 19 schools in Paramount Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 15F: 1
Best schools in Paramount Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Odyssey Stem Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Paramount High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Alondra Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Abraham Lincoln (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Wesley Gaines (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Paramount Park Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Los Cerritos (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Frank J Zamboni (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D Leona Jackson (Other school, meets expectations)
- D Harry Wirtz Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Paramount Unified
All schools, A to Z (19)
- D+ Abraham Lincoln, Paramount
- D+ Alondra Middle, Paramount
- F Buena Vista High, Lakewood
- D- Captain Raymond Collins, Long Beach
- D Frank J Zamboni, Paramount
- D Harry Wirtz Elementary, Paramount
- D Hollydale, South Gate
- D Howard Tanner, Paramount
- D Jefferson Elementary, Paramount
- D Leona Jackson, Paramount
- D+ Los Cerritos, Paramount
- D Major Lynn Mokler, Paramount
- D Mark Keppel, Paramount
- B Odyssey Stem Academy, Lakewood
- C+ Paramount High, Paramount
- D+ Paramount Park Middle, Paramount
- Paramount Unified Community Day, Paramount
- D Theodore Roosevelt, Paramount
- D+ Wesley Gaines, Paramount
Where Paramount Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Paramount (15)
- Lakewood (2)
- Long Beach (1)
- South Gate (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,042 students with 607 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,365 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0629850
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bellflower Unified (15 schools, 2 mi)
- Lynwood Unified (18 schools, 3 mi)
- Downey Unified (22 schools, 3 mi)
- Compton Unified (35 schools, 4 mi)
- Little Lake City Elementary (9 schools, 5 mi)
- ABC Unified (29 schools, 6 mi)
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified (25 schools, 7 mi)
- Los Nietos (4 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Paramount Unified
How many schools are in Paramount Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Paramount Unified, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Paramount Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Paramount, Lakewood, Long Beach, South Gate.
How good are the schools in Paramount Unified?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.7%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Paramount Unified?
12,042 students were enrolled in Paramount Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Paramount Unified?
Paramount Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Paramount. Its boundary covers about 6.7 sq mi.