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Major Lynn Mokler

Public Grades K-5

4578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Major Lynn Mokler Elementary is a K-5 school serving about 510 students in the Paramount Unified School District, an area where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools and performing below both the district and state averages in English, math, and science. This is notable because other schools in the same district with similar demographics, like Abraham Lincoln and Wesley Gaines, achieve much higher proficiency rates, suggesting factors beyond funding or student background are at play. A particular concern is the sharp decline in math scores from 3rd to 5th grade.

Despite these overall struggles, the school has clear strengths, including a highly successful program for English Language Learners and a dramatic recent improvement in student attendance. However, performance for students with special needs has been very inconsistent from year to year. While the school's per-student spending is relatively high, its ongoing low ranking compared to peers in Paramount Unified and nearby districts like Bellflower Unified indicates a need for targeted improvements in instruction and support.

510

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,049

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8571 East Flower St.
Paramount, CA 90723-4378

(562) 602-8044

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Major Lynn Mokler usually attend:

Middle:	Alondra Middle
High:	Paramount High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

African American:

3.5%

Pacific Islander:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,578^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Paramount Unified

948^th of 1,543Paramount 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
2025	23.1	4578 of 5857	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4785 of 5869	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4743 of 5859	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4411 of 5883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1131 of 1417	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3379 of 5789	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	4061 of 5662	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	4090 of 5692	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	4457 of 5614	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4391 of 5611	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.4	3151 of 5530	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	3308 of 5390	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3827 of 5377	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	3571 of 5314	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.5	4535 of 5193	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	4124 of 5113	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	4529 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	4346 of 4818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	4098 of 4822	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3991 of 4809	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	1056 of 3162	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1348 of 3245	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1913 of 3311	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	383 of 602	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1477 of 3275	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	1922 of 3246	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4350 of 5597	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4680 of 5612	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4904 of 5609	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3906 of 5635	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	975 of 1267	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3056 of 5492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3500 of 5413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3686 of 5107	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3753 of 5107	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3716 of 5087	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3239 of 5084	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	2105 of 4963	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	2957 of 4830	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3782 of 5460	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4082 of 5517	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3912 of 5363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3407 of 5264	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	701 of 1110	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	2297 of 5173	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	3202 of 5084	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4440 of 5628	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4452 of 5643	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4233 of 5638	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4590 of 5663	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1027 of 1272	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3485 of 5510	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4266 of 5431	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1848 of 2847	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	2073 of 2635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2343 of 2420	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
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%)	23.1	4578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.8	4785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	207	16.7	16.7	28.3	25.6	28.9		27.6	44.6	19.5	12.9		26.1	70.0	90.0			80.0	91.3	$22,049	$1,840	$20,209
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%)	41.7	3091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		40	3178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	87	19.1	19.1	46.6	38.6	38.2		41.1	46.7	34.5	33.8		38.3	95.2				95.2		$21,652	$3,964	$17,688
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%)	42.7	3026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		41.3	3104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	78	25.9	25.9	40.4	41.5	44.6		42.2	55.8	34.0	20.7		36.2	90.4	96.2	96.2		94.2	92.3	$22,687	$1,775	$20,912
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6532	454	19	23.8	87.9%	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	366 (80.6%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	19.1	4906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		24.3	4436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	470	13.6	13.6	27.9	27.9	20.3	30.5	26.7	22.8	21.0	10.2	27.1	20.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,055	$2,566	$17,489
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%)	53.4	2399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		48.1	2663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	264	21.8	21.8	55.6	47.8	54.7		52.9	56.2	45.7	24.1		40.9	97.5			98.3		98.3	$21,147	$1,862	$19,285
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	522	24	21.7	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	188 (36.0%)	266 (51.0%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (5.0%)	19.6	4858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.1	5021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	163	19.1	19.1	31.2	24.2	23.8		26.2	35.1	15.7	13.1		20.8							$21,657	$2,011	$19,646
Albert Baxter Elementary	Public	K-6	14929 Cerritos Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 531-1602	309	15	20.6	82.2%	9 (2.9%)	26 (8.4%)	244 (79.0%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	2242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46.4	2770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	528	22.0	22.0	49.0	38.6	48.8	42.6	44.8	57.1	59.1	48.8	36.2	50.3							$21,385	$2,513	$18,872
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%)	45.2	2872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.7	2415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	457	28.4	28.4	34.3	44.9	48.7		42.9	40.3	37.7	36.5		38.1							$23,117	$1,801	$21,316
Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	421	19	22.1	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	384 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	29.6	3993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.3	3825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	168	25.4	25.4	35.1	40.0	36.6		37.1	20.3	29.2	21.1		23.3	89.0	90.2		91.5	89.0	91.5	$22,849	$1,647	$21,202
Craig Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	6144 North Clark Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6540	478	19	25.1	87.2%	17 (3.6%)	66 (13.8%)	340 (71.1%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.1%)	35.9	3507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		24.9	4371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	864	20.3	20.3	38.0	30.2	31.3	53.1	38.2	49.0	23.8	17.2	35.9	30.4							$19,455	$2,513	$16,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Major Lynn Mokler

How many students attend Major Lynn Mokler?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Major Lynn Mokler.

Is Major Lynn Mokler a good school?

Major Lynn Mokler ranks in the bottom 21.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Major Lynn Mokler?

Students at Major Lynn Mokler are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Major Lynn Mokler attend?

Students who attend Major Lynn Mokler usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alondra Middle
High : Paramount High

What district is Major Lynn Mokler in?

Paramount Unified

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