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Harry Wirtz Elementary
8535 Contreras Street, Paramount, CA 90723-4378
Summary
Harry Wirtz Elementary is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 30th percentile among comparable California schools.
Only 37.1% of students met California's reading standard, but it is holding steady.
Math is weaker: 23.3% of students met California's math standard, and it is slowly trending down.
Proficiency Stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 37.1% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 23.3% |
| Reading State Rank | 2896/4674 (38th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 3641/4674 (22nd percentile) |
Other Stats
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 21:1 |
| Student Enrollment | 421 |
| Low-Income Students | 408 (96.9%) |
| English Learners | 112 (26.6%) |
School Website
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Ed-Data
CAASPP2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +0.4%
•Math -4.8%
•Math -4.8%Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years
Reading Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.1%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +2.1%•
•English Native -2.6%
Math Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -3.4%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -4.5%•
•English Native -6.1%
