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Wesley Gaines

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Wesley Gaines ranks 3191 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wesley Gaines is a K–5 school serving 449 students in Paramount, California, as part of Paramount Unified. Its clearest concern is a sustained decline in achievement, especially in math: proficiency fell from 57% in 2022–23 to 34% in 2025–26, a drop of 23 percentage points.

English language arts is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby K–5 schools: 44% of students met proficiency, 6 points above the nearby-school average and 2 points above the district, though 6 points below the state. Math proficiency was 34%—7 points above the district and about level with nearby schools, but 5 points below the state. Science was 24%, close to nearby schools and the district, but 12 points below the state. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was a local bright spot at 45%, while fifth-grade math was 26%, below the nearby grade average of 27% and the state’s 37%.

Scores show different trends by subject: ELA has been roughly flat over the past three results, while math has continued to fall; science declined from 28% in 2024–25 to 24% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 45th statewide percentile in 2025–26 (3,191 of 5,804 schools, two stars), down from the 59th percentile in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism improved from 52% in 2021–22 to 18% in 2025–26, but that improvement has not yet coincided with a recovery in test scores. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 97%; California provides free meals to all students, so this figure describes eligibility, not whether students can receive meals. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 22.4, about the nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings suggest stronger relative performance for Hispanic students, at the 60th percentile versus 45th overall, though that group’s ranking fell from the 78th percentile in 2023–24. For low socioeconomic status students, the ranking was at the 62nd percentile, also above the overall result.

449

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,643

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7340 East Jackson St.
Paramount, CA 90723-4809

(562) 602-8012

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Wesley Gaines usually attend:

Middle:	Leona Jackson
High:	Paramount High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

African American:

7.3%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2004 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2004

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg32%

California avg42%

3,191^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2024

From top 41% (2024) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Paramount Unified

621^st of 968Paramount Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	3191 of 5804	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	2872 of 5857	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	2415 of 5869	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	15.8	4285 of 4809	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	570 of 3162	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	3307 of 5569	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	2746 of 5597	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2938 of 5612	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	2013 of 5085	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	1516 of 5107	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1115 of 5107	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	2083 of 5412	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	1751 of 5460	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	1392 of 5517	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	2661 of 5590	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	2789 of 5628	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1836 of 5643	67.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wesley Gaines	Public	K-5	7340 East Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8012	449	20	22.4	97.1%	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	394 (87.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	40.5	3191^st of 5804 public elementary schools	45.0%		45.2	2872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%	319	24.3		24.3	36.2	44.9	50.0				43.8	37.7	37.7	26.1				33.8							$17,643	$16,470	$1,173
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	6822 Paramount Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-6200	475	22	22.0	85.1%	4 (0.8%)	62 (13.1%)	343 (72.2%)	47 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.1%)	45.2	2889^th of 5804 public elementary schools	50.2%		41.7	3091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%	202	25.0		25.0	37.7	44.4	51.2				45.2	42.6	41.7	32.1				38.3	95.2				95.2		$28,023	$25,682	$2,341
Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	426	18	23.6	91.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	405 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	4118^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.0%		30.1	3954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%	164	23.8		23.8	26.6	30.0	46.0				34.0	29.7	25.7	27.0				27.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$15,775	$14,588	$1,187
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	15324 California Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8036	502	23	21.8	94.4%	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	468 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	43.6	3007^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.4	2399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	608	23.2		23.2	39.4	40.0	51.4				43.6	48.5	38.2	28.6				38.2	97.5			98.3		98.3	$15,158	$14,024	$1,134
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East 64th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-4616	951	33	28.6	83.8%	11 (1.2%)	102 (10.7%)	726 (76.3%)	67 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	23 (2.4%)	22.4	4582^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	21.1%		27.4	4173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%	409	16.9		16.9	30.6	30.8	34.1				31.8	28.9	27.9	12.6				23.3	94.1	96.8	98.4	95.7	96.2	96.8	$21,940	$19,682	$2,258
Clinton William Jefferson	Public	K-8	6500 Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-7912	692	27	25.2	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	660 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61.3	2016^th of 5804 public elementary schools	65.3%		58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%	134	29.0	40.3	33.1	58.9	58.0	42.1	63.1	81.3	77.4	61.1	58.1	61.7	29.0	50.8	62.5	62.9	52.1							$17,496	$13,264	$4,232
Los Cerritos	Public	K-5	14626 Gundry Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8040	341	17	20.0	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	326 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46.9	2788^th of 5804 public elementary schools	52.0%		46.9	2769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%	19	34.8		34.8	37.5	39.6	51.1				42.0	42.2	39.6	39.1				40.5	41.9	47.3	74.3	87.8	43.2	50.0	$14,712	$13,518	$1,194
Major Lynn Mokler	Public	K-5	8571 East Flower St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8044	510	25	20.4	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.5%)	461 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	27.6	4171^st of 5804 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.1	4578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%	407	12.9		12.9	37.5	29.9	22.1				30.3	38.8	39.1	17.4				32.3	70.0	90.0			80.0	91.3	$14,291	$13,194	$1,097
Howard Tanner	Public	K-5	7210 Rosecrans Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8060	428	21	20.8	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	394 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33.4	3700^th of 5804 public elementary schools	36.3%		35.3	3555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	145	31.9		31.9	19.2	27.4	55.1				33.8	20.6	29.0	37.7				28.9	83.3	94.1		86.9	89.3	94.1	$16,923	$15,728	$1,195
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Jefferson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8024	356	19	19.2	92.7%	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	321 (90.2%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2992^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	48.4%		42.7	3026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%	34	25.5		25.5	27.5	43.4	45.1				38.7	39.2	58.5	31.4				43.2	90.4	96.2	96.2		94.2	92.3	$17,739	$16,600	$1,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Wesley Gaines

How many students attend Wesley Gaines?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Wesley Gaines.

What district is Wesley Gaines in?

Paramount Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wesley Gaines?

Students at Wesley Gaines are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Wesley Gaines a good school?

Wesley Gaines ranks 3191^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wesley Gaines attend?

Students who attend Wesley Gaines usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leona Jackson
High : Paramount High

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