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Paramount High

Regular School · Paramount, CA

Paramount High is a regular school school in Paramount, California, serving grades 09–12 with 3,400 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.3:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
3,400
Teachers (FTE)
176.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 3,087 91%
Black or African American 192 6%
Asian 45 1%
Two or more races 30 1%
White 28 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 9 0%
Not Specified 6 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 3,400 1,722M / 1,672F

English Language Learners: 714 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 23.0% -10.9pp 33.9% 682
Reading Proficiency 54.0% +5.3pp 48.7% 706
Science Proficiency .
4-Year Graduation Rate 88.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (21)
690 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
518 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
22
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
45
1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
660
19.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 3,400 100%

Contact & Location

14429 South Downey Ave.

Paramount, CA 90723

Phone: (562)602-6067

District

Paramount Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,014

District enrollment: 12,698

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

062985004653

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD