# Paramount Unified

Paramount Unified is a unified district in Los Angeles County, California. Reading proficiency is 43.4%, +4.2 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 25.0%, +3.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/paramount-unified |
| County | Los Angeles |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 19 |
| Students | 11,656 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $23,655 |
| Low-Income Students | 11,211 (96.2%) |
| English Learners | 2,313 (19.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.2% | 6,527 |
| 2024 | 40.0% | 6,148 |
| 2025 | 43.4% | 6,014 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 6,529 |
| 2024 | 22.5% | 6,189 |
| 2025 | 25.0% | 6,027 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 38.4% | 51.6% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | 52.3% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | 53.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.7% | 34.2% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | 34.0% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | 32.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.6% | 38.8% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | 39.8% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | 42.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 22.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 23.6% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | 25.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alicia Anderson | Board Member | aliciaanderson@paramount.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Diane J. Martinez | Vice-President Clerk | dianemartinez@paramount.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Eddie Cruz | Board Member | eddiecruz@paramount.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Sonia De Leon | President | soniadeleon@paramount.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Yesenia Cuarenta | Board Member | yeseniacuarenta@paramount.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Abraham Lincoln | Paramount | 52.9% | 40.9% | 46.9% | +4.9 | +0.2 |
| 2 | Odyssey STEM Academy | Lakewood | 68.0% | 20.6% | 44.3% | +5.1 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Los Cerritos | Paramount | 46.1% | 42.2% | 44.2% | +11.5 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Wesley Gaines | Paramount | 42.9% | 38.1% | 40.5% | -9.6 | -18.7 |
| 5 | Jefferson Elementary | Paramount | 42.2% | 36.2% | 39.2% | +11.6 | -0.9 |
| 6 | Hollydale | South Gate | 44.3% | 31.1% | 37.7% | -3.7 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Paramount High | Paramount | 55.9% | 18.3% | 37.1% | +8.5 | +6.1 |
| 8 | Alondra Middle | Paramount | 47.9% | 23.3% | 35.6% | +8.5 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Howard Tanner | Paramount | 37.8% | 33.0% | 35.4% | +12.6 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Frank J. Zamboni | Paramount | 43.4% | 24.2% | 33.8% | +7.1 | +4.7 |
| 11 | Leona Jackson | Paramount | 44.5% | 21.0% | 32.7% | +6.3 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Paramount Park Middle | Paramount | 44.1% | 21.3% | 32.7% | +2.0 | +4.3 |
| 13 | Harry Wirtz Elementary | Paramount | 37.1% | 23.3% | 30.2% | +0.4 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Mark Keppel | Paramount | 36.7% | 23.5% | 30.1% | -2.8 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Paramount Virtual Academy | Paramount | 47.8% | 8.7% | 28.3% | -14.2 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Major Lynn Mokler | Paramount | 27.6% | 26.1% | 26.9% | +3.1 | +8.7 |
| 17 | Theodore Roosevelt | Paramount | 30.6% | 23.0% | 26.8% | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Captain Raymond Collins | Long Beach | 26.2% | 20.8% | 23.5% | +2.6 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Buena Vista High | Lakewood | 13.8% | 2.0% | 7.9% | +3.2 | +0.8 |