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Theodore Roosevelt

Public Grades K-5

4599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 491 students in the Paramount Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking lower than most other schools in California and performing below both the district and state averages in English, math, and science. Its performance is also the lowest among nearby schools in its own district, such as Abraham Lincoln and Los Cerritos. A particularly urgent area of concern is the school's performance for students with special needs, which ranks among the very lowest in the state. However, the school has made progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, which, while still high, has improved dramatically from pandemic-era levels.

Interestingly, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Downey Unified. Performance varies widely by grade, with reading scores improving in upper grades but math and science remaining weak spots. When compared to all schools in the area, Theodore Roosevelt's overall trajectory has been one of decline in recent years, even as other schools with similar student demographics in Paramount show stronger results.

491

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,458

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13451 Merkel Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-4378

(562) 602-8056

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt usually attend:

Middle:	Paramount Park Middle
High:	Paramount High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

African American:

10.4%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,599^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	22.9	4599 of 5857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4176 of 5869	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4158 of 5859	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4019 of 5883	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1173 of 1417	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3305 of 5789	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3233 of 5662	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	4110 of 5692	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	3823 of 5614	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	3986 of 5611	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	3929 of 5530	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	3323 of 5390	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3523 of 5377	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	3121 of 5314	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	3592 of 5193	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.2	3954 of 5113	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	4206 of 5113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	4227 of 4818	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	4210 of 4822	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	3636 of 4809	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	65 of 569	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	186 of 593	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	232 of 661	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	1548 of 2227	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	214 of 293	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1438 of 2585	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1109 of 2128	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1711 of 3162	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	1022 of 3245	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	2112 of 3311	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	433 of 602	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1135 of 3275	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	819 of 3246	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4640 of 5597	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4548 of 5612	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3772 of 5609	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3206 of 5635	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	940 of 1267	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3225 of 5492	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2975 of 5413	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3592 of 5107	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2863 of 5107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2933 of 5087	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2834 of 5084	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	2128 of 4963	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1914 of 4830	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3819 of 5460	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3541 of 5517	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3360 of 5363	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2940 of 5264	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	800 of 1110	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	2170 of 5173	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	2176 of 5084	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4151 of 5628	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3479 of 5643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4128 of 5638	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4641 of 5663	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1129 of 1272	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3148 of 5510	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3237 of 5431	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2789 of 2847	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1499 of 2635	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	749 of 2420	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science19%-14 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 (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/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 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
Theodore Roosevelt	Public	K-5	13451 Merkel Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8056	491	24	20.8	92.7%	4 (0.8%)	51 (10.4%)	419 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	22.9	4599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.3	4176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	423	18.8		18.8	25.3	27.5	40.0				30.6	25.5	19.0	23.8				23.0							$16,458	$15,320	$1,138
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	$20,339	$19,210	$1,129
Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	543	24	22.6	87.3%	35 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	475 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	51.9	2499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.8	3075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	576	39.3		39.3	27.5	56.4	55.8				47.6	35.0	38.2	39.1				37.6	98.1	98.1			98.1		$26,752	$26,068	$684
Imperial Elementary	Public	K-3	8133 Imperial Hwy.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3578	653	28	23.3	75.7%	40 (6.1%)	9 (1.4%)	581 (89.0%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)				47.2						47.2	54.8						54.8	95.2	95.9		97.2	96.6	97.2	$21,505	$20,648	$857
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%)	35.3	3555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		38	3308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	247	20.0		20.0	29.0	43.8	40.3				37.8	38.7	41.5	20.0				33.0	83.3	94.1		86.9	89.3	94.1	$16,923	$15,728	$1,195
Hollydale	Public	K-8	5511 Century Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8016	794	39	20.2	87.9%	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	765 (96.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36.9	3416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		46.1	2786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	630	20.0	35.9	28.1	38.0	43.6	42.0	44.7	40.7	54.8	44.3	33.3	36.6	25.5	21.2	31.8	37.5	31.1	82.5	89.3	88.4	88.4	87.4	86.4	$16,046	$14,896	$1,150
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	$15,158	$14,024	$1,134
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	2769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		26.6	4241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	1472	14.0		14.0	50.0	41.5	45.6				46.1	59.7	36.6	28.6				42.2	41.9	47.3	74.3	87.8	43.2	50.0	$14,712	$13,518	$1,194
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							$18,526	$16,422	$2,104
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	$17,739	$16,600	$1,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Theodore Roosevelt

What district is Theodore Roosevelt in?

Paramount Unified

What is the racial makeup of Theodore Roosevelt?

Students at Theodore Roosevelt are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Theodore Roosevelt?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Theodore Roosevelt.

Is Theodore Roosevelt a good school?

Theodore Roosevelt ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Theodore Roosevelt attend?

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paramount Park Middle
High : Paramount High

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