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Harry Wirtz Elementary

Regular School · Paramount, CA

Harry Wirtz Elementary is a regular school school in Paramount, California, serving grades KG–05 with 421 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 384 91%
Black or African American 21 5%
Asian 6 1%
White 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Two or more races 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 421 223M / 198F

English Language Learners: 134 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15.0% -18.9pp 33.9% 229
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -24.7pp 48.7% 235
Science Proficiency .

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.68 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
23 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
70
16.6% 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.) 421 100%

Contact & Location

8535 Contreras St.

Paramount, CA 90723

Phone: (562)602-8068

District

Paramount Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,014

District enrollment: 12,698

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

062985009986

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