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Mark Keppel

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Mark Keppel ranks 4118 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Keppel is a K–5 elementary school in Paramount, serving 426 students in Paramount Unified. Its 2025–26 results were below California’s in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The clearest concern is ELA: just 34% of students were proficient, 15 percentage points below the state, and the school scored below all four nearby schools in its district.

Math is the school’s relative bright spot compared with its district, but not with the state or nearby schools overall. In 2025–26, 27% were proficient in math, 1 point above the district’s 26%, but 11 points below the state and 12 below the nearby-school average. ELA proficiency was 7 points below the district and 11 below the nearby-school average. Science was also weak: 24% were proficient, compared with 25% in the district and 36% statewide. Within ELA, fifth grade was stronger than third and fourth grades: 46% were proficient in fifth grade, though that was still below the state’s 49% and the lowest among nearby district schools.

Results have lost ground against the state over time: the ELA gap widened from 7 points in 2022–23 to 15 points in 2025–26. Across those years, ELA fell 5 points and math fell 2, while science rose by less than 1 point overall; math improved in the latest year, but ELA and science declined. SchoolDigger ranked Mark Keppel at the 29th statewide percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 44th percentile in 2022–23. One notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 78th percentile for serving special education students in 2023–24, compared with its overall 35th percentile that year. The 23.6 student-teacher ratio and 91% free/reduced lunch eligible rate (both 2024–25) are close to nearby schools’ averages. Chronic absenteeism improved to 13% in 2025–26, below the district’s 22% and state’s 18%.

426

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,775

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6630 East Mark Keppel St.
Paramount, CA 90723-4378

(562) 602-8028

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Mark Keppel usually attend:

Middle:	Frank J. Zamboni
High:	Paramount High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

African American:

3.1%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

California avg42%

4,118^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	4118 of 5804	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	3954 of 5857	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3792 of 5869	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3282 of 5859	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4557 of 5883	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1180 of 1417	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2980 of 5789	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3259 of 5662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	3001 of 5692	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3151 of 5614	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	3112 of 5611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	3242 of 5530	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.4	3779 of 5390	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	3983 of 5377	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	3771 of 5314	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	3719 of 5193	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	3715 of 5113	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	3309 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	3451 of 4818	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	3739 of 4822	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	3306 of 4809	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	1695 of 3162	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1688 of 3245	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2246 of 3311	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	362 of 602	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1606 of 3275	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	1208 of 3246	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	4077 of 5569	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	3850 of 5597	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3450 of 5612	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	2530 of 5609	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	4067 of 5635	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	992 of 1267	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2666 of 5492	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	2926 of 5413	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2965 of 5085	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	2681 of 5107	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2484 of 5107	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1942 of 5087	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	3497 of 5084	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	1562 of 4963	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2156 of 4830	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	3228 of 5412	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	2868 of 5460	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2958 of 5517	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2310 of 5363	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	3546 of 5264	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	769 of 1110	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	1641 of 5173	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	2094 of 5084	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3782 of 5590	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	3750 of 5628	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3764 of 5643	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3829 of 5638	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4695 of 5663	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1092 of 1272	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3115 of 5510	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3345 of 5431	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	575 of 2635	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)78th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 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
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
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
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
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
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	61.3	2015^th of 5804 public elementary schools	65.3%		55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%	258	32.9	36.1	34.3	55.2	50.0	63.3	46.3	58.1	77.1	58.0	60.3	27.6	50.6	43.3	58.1	50.8	47.9							$17,875	$13,456	$4,419
Janie P. Abbott Elementary	Public	K-6	5260 East Clark St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1498	417	17	24.5	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	402 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25	4375^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.6%		28.7	4079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%	296	14.9		14.9	23.2	19.3	47.8	35.9			32.4	35.7	14.0	26.9	18.8			23.8	95.2	95.2		95.2	96.8	96.8	$22,011	$19,210	$2,801
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
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	50.1	2599^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%	757	29.5	19.3	24.6	34.1	41.0	44.3	44.9	36.2	47.4	41.7	50.0	44.3	44.3	42.9	27.7	28.1	39.5	97.4				97.4		$19,032	$14,350	$4,682
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	398	16	24.8	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	351 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94.3	390^th of 5804 public elementary schools	93.3%		83.3	1000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%	610	73.3		73.3	66.3	81.0	85.0				75.9	74.2	82.8	76.7				77.5	92.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.9	94.6	$19,937	$15,280	$4,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Keppel

What district is Mark Keppel in?

Paramount Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mark Keppel?

Students at Mark Keppel are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Mark Keppel?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Mark Keppel.

Is Mark Keppel a good school?

Mark Keppel ranks 4118^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mark Keppel attend?

Students who attend Mark Keppel usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank J. Zamboni
High : Paramount High

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