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High Schools in Paramount Unified

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At a glance

DistrictParamount Unified968^th of 1,530 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,916

Students

Top rankedOdyssey STEM Academy242^nd of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Odyssey STEM Academy up 518 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Paramount Unified has three high schools serving grades 9–12: Paramount High, Odyssey STEM Academy, and Buena Vista High. Together, they enroll about 3,900 students, though Paramount High is much larger than the other two. The most important finding is how sharply school experiences differ: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism ranged from 13% at Odyssey to 90% at Buena Vista.

Odyssey STEM Academy stands out at the top, while Buena Vista High has the lowest results in all three tested subjects. Odyssey’s proficiency was 81% in ELA, 41% in math, and 64% in science; Buena Vista’s was 17%, 2%, and 7%, respectively. That is a 65-point ELA gap, a 39-point math gap, and a 57-point science gap. Paramount High falls between them, with 54% in ELA, 19% in math, and 24% in science. Odyssey also had the highest graduation rate, at 99%, compared with 94% at Paramount and 76% at Buena Vista.

Group-average proficiency improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rising from 46% to 51% in ELA, 14% to 21% in math, and 19% to 31% in science; Odyssey had the largest school-level gains. Even so, the group’s latest average remained 18 points below the state in math, while ELA was 2 points above. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile rose for Odyssey from 65 to 89, while Paramount’s moved from 48 to 45 and Buena Vista’s from 8 to 12. School size and the other listed measures do not neatly track results: student–teacher ratios range from 11.0:1 at Buena Vista to 19.2:1 at Paramount. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was similar across the schools: 97% at Paramount, 95% at Odyssey, and 96% at Buena Vista.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	3717 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8090	180	16	11.0	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	21 (11.7%)	148 (82.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	11.4	1870^th of 2135 public high schools	12.4%		10.5	1995^th of 2162 public high schools	7.7%	125	7.1	7.1	7.1	16.9	16.9	1.6	1.6	$34,779	$1,697	$33,082
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	44	1168^th of 2135 public high schools	45.3%		45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%	43	23.7	18.2	23.6	54.3	54.3	19.2	19.2	$24,721	$1,066	$23,655
Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	9-12	3701 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6025	336	19	17.6	95.2%	10 (3.0%)	32 (9.5%)	287 (85.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	88	242^nd of 2135 public high schools	88.7%		62.1	760^th of 2162 public high schools	64.8%	518	63.6		63.6	81.5	81.5	40.7	40.7	$27,748	$1,149	$26,599

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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