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Paramount High

Q: Is Paramount High a good school?

Paramount High ranks 1169 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Paramount High serves 3,400 students in grades 9–12 in Paramount, within Paramount Unified. Its clearest distinction is a split academic picture: ELA proficiency is above the state average, while math and science remain well below it.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with both the state and nearby schools: 54% of students are proficient, versus 49% statewide and 41% in the district; the average at seven nearby schools with results is 29%. Math is the largest state-level gap, at 19% proficiency versus 38% statewide, while science is 24% versus 36%. Even so, Paramount’s scores are above the nearby-school averages in all three subjects. Completion results are stronger than the academic proficiency figures suggest: graduation is 94%, compared with 88% statewide and 91% in the district, and dropout is 5%, below the state’s 8% and the district’s 7%. Nearby, Manuel Dominguez High and Bellflower High have higher graduation rates.

Scores have improved since 2022–23: ELA and math each gained about 7 percentage points, and science gained 11; math and science also narrowed their gaps with the state. The overall picture is reflected in SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 ranking: 45th percentile and 2 stars, third-highest among eight nearby schools with rankings. The student–teacher ratio is 19.2, and 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves students receiving special education rose to the 58th percentile in 2025–26, from the 20th percentile in 2023–24, above the school’s overall percentile. Its measure for how well it serves homeless students shifted sharply, falling to the 36th percentile in 2025–26 after reaching the 84th percentile the year before.

3,400

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,420

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

14429 South Downey Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-4378

(562) 602-6067

District: Paramount Unified

Feeder schools for Paramount High:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln
	Captain Raymond Collins
	Harry Wirtz Elementary
	Hollydale
	More...
	Howard Tanner
	Jefferson Elementary
	Los Cerritos
	Major Lynn Mokler
	Mark Keppel
	Theodore Roosevelt
	Wesley Gaines
Middle:	Alondra Middle
	Frank J. Zamboni
	Leona Jackson
	Paramount Park Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

5.6%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2024 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2026) from a 39th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg42%

1,169^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	44.0	1169 of 2137	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	1125 of 2162	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1327 of 2159	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1325 of 2170	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1286 of 2123	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	617 of 1290	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	1199 of 2133	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1016 of 2017	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	1080 of 2021	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.2	734 of 2039	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	724 of 1994	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	728 of 2426	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	48.8	829 of 2354	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.6	989 of 2367	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	907 of 2281	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.9	746 of 2238	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.5	644 of 2117	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	635 of 2063	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.5	703 of 1968	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.5	642 of 1901	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.0	511 of 1653	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	302 of 491	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	310 of 523	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	272 of 517	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	296 of 521	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	390 of 522	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	384 of 592	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	330 of 582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	2.4	563 of 581	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	644 of 1161	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	380 of 555	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	856 of 1117	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	641 of 1052	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	520 of 1085	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	615 of 1064	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	573 of 1044	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	356 of 467	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	578 of 941	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	518 of 938	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	1015 of 1865	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	1141 of 1906	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1292 of 1915	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1172 of 1915	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1204 of 1858	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	575 of 1054	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1109 of 1833	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	930 of 1760	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	875 of 1880	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	843 of 1900	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1040 of 1902	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1061 of 1917	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	947 of 1861	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	785 of 1814	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	649 of 1742	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	228 of 358	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	78.1	64 of 410	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	25.9	246 of 328	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	118 of 299	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	156 of 290	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	965 of 1999	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	913 of 2013	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	1163 of 2026	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1123 of 2030	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1053 of 1943	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	435 of 1126	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	959 of 1937	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	767 of 1862	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1174 of 1932	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	959 of 1942	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	1173 of 1948	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1308 of 1963	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1178 of 1916	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	571 of 1122	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1130 of 1880	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1011 of 1834	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	518 of 1235	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.3	995 of 1252	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	969 of 1216	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	807 of 1197	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.7	791 of 1173	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)58th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2018)33rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2018)3rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

If you do not go to the school then you can't say anything about it!
Paramount High School is a GREAT school.
The Staff are great and teachers are always helping us reach our highest pontential.
Staff, teachers, and people from the office do care about us and try to help us be the best we could be.
Paramount High gives everyone support and they try to make everyone pass thier classes.
Just because there has been some misunderstanding in things, it doesnt mean that Paramount High is a bad school.
I am a Senior at Paramount High & i am on my way to graduate. I am happy to have came to this school and wouldn't of had it any other way! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Race Riots, Gangs, Strippers, Fights near school or in school, Pants down to their knees, careless teachers, bad leadership and more!
I live in Paramount but will not send my kids to this high school. They have race riots, Gangs, students getting shot, and pants downs to their knees. They have a lot of staff and teachers their but they don't care about kids! They just get paid and leave. They let the kids do whatever they want to do. Kids do what they want at that school including fights and taking off their clothes. I have been in the school, have friends in the school and also know students in the school. I would never ever send any of kids to that school. Bad leadership, no challenging program, bad teachers, bad principal. Even when something happens in the school; no teachers or staff gets fired. The kids who gets into fights or do bad goes right back to school. The kids get rewarded for being bad. The good kids are drown out and not rewarded with a good education. I would never ever send my kids there period. The state needs to take over this high school! Close Quote

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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	1169^th of 2137 public high schools	45.3%		45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%	44			23.7	18.2	23.6			54.3	54.3			19.2	19.2	$17,420	$16,354	$1,066
Somerset High	Public	7-12	9242 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6548	104	12	8.6	87.5%	7 (6.7%)	15 (14.4%)	76 (73.1%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	8.1	2047^th of 2137 public high schools	4.2%		11.9	1919^th of 2162 public high schools	11.2%	128			2.8		2.3			5.4	5.4			2.8	2.8	$57,961	$55,874	$2,087
CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles County	Public	9-12	16703 South Clark Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County Regiona	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 866-9011	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	9300 Imperial Hwy. Clark Bldg.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 922-6850	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8.2	2046^th of 2137 public high schools	4.3%		11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%	124			1.0	0.0	0.9			7.0	7.0			3.2	3.2	$23,376	$19,602	$3,774
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	54.9	922^nd of 2137 public high schools	56.9%		46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%	184			29.7	8.3	28.9			59.4	59.4			26.8	26.8	$20,680	$16,680	$4,000
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.5	1723^rd of 2137 public high schools	19.4%		15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%	71				9.3	9.3			17.7	17.7			3.2	3.2	$32,300	$29,516	$2,784
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	1294^th of 2137 public high schools	39.4%		49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%	249				19.5	19.5			46.5	46.5			13.5	13.5	$17,957	$15,126	$2,831
Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	55	915^th of 2137 public high schools	57.2%		52.5	981^st of 2162 public high schools	54.6%	66	14.4		28.1	7.1	21.0	43.6	37.5	72.8	51.6	20.7	16.9	20.1	19.2	$22,093	$20,012	$2,081
Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	9-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	368	23	16.2	89.9%	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	335 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	11	1889^th of 2137 public high schools	11.6%		10.4	2001^st of 2162 public high schools	7.4%	112			4.0	9.1	5.6			18.4	18.4			0.0	0.0	$43,004	$42,388	$616

Frequently Asked Questions about Paramount High

What schools feed into Paramount High?

Paramount High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln
Elementary : Captain Raymond Collins
Elementary : Harry Wirtz Elementary
Elementary : Hollydale
Elementary : Howard Tanner
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Los Cerritos
Elementary : Major Lynn Mokler
Elementary : Mark Keppel
Elementary : Theodore Roosevelt
Elementary : Wesley Gaines
Middle : Alondra Middle
Middle : Frank J. Zamboni
Middle : Leona Jackson
Middle : Paramount Park Middle

What is the racial makeup of Paramount High?

Students at Paramount High are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Paramount High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,400 students attended Paramount High.

What district is Paramount High in?

Paramount Unified

Is Paramount High a good school?

Paramount High ranks 1169^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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