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Paramount Unified Community Day

Q: How many students attend Paramount Unified Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 14 students attended Paramount Unified Community Day.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paramount Unified Community Day?

Students at Paramount Unified Community Day are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White.

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Paramount Unified Community Day is a small public high school in Paramount, California, serving grades 7-12 within the Paramount Unified School District. With only 10 students enrolled, it has by far the smallest student population among the surrounding schools, which typically have hundreds or thousands of students.

Despite its small size, Paramount Unified Community Day has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of California high schools over the past decade. The school has extremely low proficiency rates, with only 8.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics. This is significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 37.5% to 92.9%, which are alarmingly high. Ninety percent of students at Paramount Unified Community Day receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds.

In contrast, Paramount High School, located less than half a mile away, has a student population of over 3,700 and performs better academically. This stark contrast within the same school district highlights the vast disparities that can exist, even in close proximity. As an alternative school, Paramount Unified Community Day likely faces unique challenges in supporting its high-needs student population, and targeted interventions will be crucial to improve educational outcomes and promote equity within the district.

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$96,936

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14507 Paramount Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723-3419

(562) 602-8084

District: Paramount Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

African American:

14.3%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2006 → 12th in 2013

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2006

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (90% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school18%

District avg40%

California avg47%

Not ranked this year

Paramount Unified Community Day did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2007	6.5	1936 of 1999	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1798 of 1804	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	7.9	2138 of 2426	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	2025 of 2354	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	1871 of 2367	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	2052 of 2281	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	1936 of 2238	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	1890 of 2117	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	1831 of 2063	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	1728 of 1968	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	1730 of 1901	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1612 of 1653	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Paramount Park Middle	Public	6-8	14608 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8052	551	29	19.1	96.2%	6 (1.1%)	39 (7.1%)	492 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	40.1	1493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		38.9	1509^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	16		32.5			32.5				39.2	44.9	48.4		44.1				13.9	23.0	27.2		21.3							$14,333	$13,220	$1,113
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%)	45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%		36.5	1327^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	202			20.4	15.8	20.3							55.9	55.9							18.3	18.3							$17,420	$16,354	$1,066
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alondra Middle	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	735	41	17.9	92.5%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.7%)	674 (91.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	42.8	1393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%		39.9	1467^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	74		27.7			27.7				42.6	50.0	50.4		47.9				18.0	24.2	26.9		23.3							$16,799	$15,624	$1,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Paramount Unified Community Day

How many students attend Paramount Unified Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 14 students attended Paramount Unified Community Day.

What district is Paramount Unified Community Day in?

Paramount Unified

What is the racial makeup of Paramount Unified Community Day?

Students at Paramount Unified Community Day are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White.

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