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Howard Tanner

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Howard Tanner ranks 3709 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Howard Tanner is a K–5 elementary school in Paramount, serving 428 students in Paramount Unified. The school’s most important takeaway is that its academic results vary by subject: science is a clear strength compared with local schools, while English language arts (ELA) is a concern.

In 2025–26, 32% of students were proficient in science, above the district’s 25% and the nearby same-district average of 24%, though below California’s 36%. Only Los Cerritos scored higher among the eight nearby district schools. ELA was weaker: 34% were proficient, compared with 41% districtwide and a nearby average of 39%; Howard Tanner ranked second-lowest among those schools. Math proficiency was 29%—above the district’s 26%, but below the nearby average of 33% and the state’s 38%. Fifth grade was a bright spot: fifth-grade ELA proficiency was 55%, above the state’s 49% and district’s 45%, while third-grade results were especially low in both ELA and math.

Over four years, science improved the most, rising 18 percentage points to 32% and moving closer to the state result. ELA rose 9 points overall but fell 4 points in the latest year; math gained 5 points over the period but also fell 4 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Howard Tanner 3,700th of 5,804 California schools, at the 36th percentile, with two stars. The student–teacher ratio was 20.8 in 2024–25, slightly below the nearby average of 21.3. In that same year, 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free meals statewide, so this eligibility figure does not indicate which students can receive free meals. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for special education students was at the 57th percentile in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 36th-percentile standing but down from the 77th percentile in 2023–24. Its English-learner ranking was especially strong at the 85th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 44th percentile that year; no newer ranking was provided.

428

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,537

Per pupil spending ?

97.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

7210 Rosecrans Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-2502

(562) 602-8060

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Howard Tanner usually attend:

Middle:	Frank J. Zamboni
High:	Paramount High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

African American:

6.3%

Pacific Islander:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

California avg42%

3,709^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Paramount Unified

968^th of 1,530Paramount 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	33.4	3709 of 5817	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3555 of 5857	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3308 of 5869	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4642 of 5859	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4174 of 5883	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1216 of 1417	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3941 of 5789	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4360 of 5662	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	4793 of 5692	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	4596 of 5614	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	4526 of 5611	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	5097 of 5530	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	4936 of 5390	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	4751 of 5377	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	4624 of 5314	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	4607 of 5193	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	4724 of 5113	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	4425 of 5113	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	486 of 3162	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	962 of 3245	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	1361 of 3311	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	393 of 602	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1575 of 3275	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	2188 of 3246	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2920 of 5581	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	3098 of 5597	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3119 of 5612	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4152 of 5609	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3716 of 5635	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1072 of 1267	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3306 of 5492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4026 of 5413	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	2378 of 5094	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	2333 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	1938 of 5107	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	3529 of 5087	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3096 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2727 of 4963	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3419 of 4830	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2951 of 5423	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	2603 of 5460	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2536 of 5517	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	3862 of 5363	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3132 of 5264	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	852 of 1110	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2602 of 5173	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3438 of 5084	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	4380 of 5603	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	3754 of 5628	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3219 of 5643	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4684 of 5638	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4329 of 5663	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1089 of 1272	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4145 of 5510	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4460 of 5431	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	1265 of 2927	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	1123 of 2847	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	609 of 2635	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 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)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	3709^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.2%		35.3	3555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	154	31.9		31.9	19.2	27.4	55.1				33.8	20.6	29.0	37.7				28.9	96%	0%	$24,537	$1,195	$23,342
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	2794^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.0%		46.9	2769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%	25	34.8		34.8	37.5	39.6	51.1				42.0	42.2	39.6	39.1				40.5	87%	2%	$23,431	$1,194	$22,237
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	4128^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.0%		30.1	3954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%	174	23.8		23.8	26.6	30.0	46.0				34.0	29.7	25.7	27.0				27.4	≥ 99%		$23,959	$1,187	$22,772
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	2020^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.3%		58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%	130	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	97%	0%	$25,412	$4,232	$21,180
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	4386^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.6%		28.7	4079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%	307	14.9		14.9	23.2	19.3	47.8	35.9			32.4	35.7	14.0	26.9	18.8			23.8	97%	0%	$25,449	$2,801	$22,648
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%)	32.6	3768^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.2%		36.9	3416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%	352	23.9	24.7	24.3	25.3	26.8	55.4	43.4	46.6	57.7	43.1	36.7	29.3	29.4	11.1	27.3	32.9	27.2	≥ 98%		$24,076	$1,150	$22,926
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%)	24.9	4403^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.9	4599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%	196	18.7		18.7	28.4	20.8	42.7				29.6	36.0	24.8	24.0				27.9	97%	0%	$24,276	$1,138	$23,138
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	3013^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.4	2399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	614	23.2		23.2	39.4	40.0	51.4				43.6	48.5	38.2	28.6				38.2	≥ 98%		$23,624	$1,134	$22,490
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%)	28.4	4124^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.6	3993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%	131	15.4		15.4	40.0	22.2	47.7				36.0	43.3	18.6	18.5				26.2	≥ 98%		$26,212	$1,129	$25,083
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	3198^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.0%		45.2	2872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%	326	24.3		24.3	36.2	44.9	50.0				43.8	37.7	37.7	26.1				33.8	≥ 98%		$24,886	$1,173	$23,713

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Tanner

What district is Howard Tanner in?

Paramount Unified

What schools do graduates of Howard Tanner attend?

Students who attend Howard Tanner usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank J. Zamboni
High : Paramount High

How many students attend Howard Tanner?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Howard Tanner.

Is Howard Tanner a good school?

Howard Tanner ranks 3709^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Tanner?

Students at Howard Tanner are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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