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Alondra Middle

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Alondra Middle ranks 1393 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Alondra Middle is a public school serving about 735 students in grades 6-8 within the Paramount Unified School District, and it stands out as a strong performer that has shown impressive improvement in recent years, moving from a lower to an average state ranking while serving a community with high economic need.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly in supporting specific groups of students; it achieves well above-average results for students with special education needs, those experiencing homelessness, and those from low-income families. Alondra Middle also leads other middle schools in its own district, like Frank J. Zamboni and Leona Jackson, in English Language Arts and holds a higher overall statewide ranking. However, math scores remain a significant challenge, lagging behind the state average and even behind some nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Whaley Middle in Compton Unified.

While the school's steady progress is commendable, chronic absenteeism is higher than both the district and state averages, representing a key area for potential growth. Compared to some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Bancroft Middle in Long Beach Unified, there is room for improvement, but Alondra Middle demonstrates that effective support systems can lead to strong and consistent academic outcomes for all students.

735

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,631

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16200 Downey Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-5528

(562) 602-8004

District: Paramount Unified

Students who attend Alondra Middle usually attend:

High:

Paramount High

Feeder schools for Alondra Middle:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln
	Jefferson Elementary
	Major Lynn Mokler

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

African American:

3.7%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paramount Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,393^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	42.8	1393 of 2761	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1467 of 2783	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1632 of 2781	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1962 of 2740	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	625 of 894	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1700 of 2715	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1599 of 2480	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	1529 of 2508	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	1190 of 2497	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	1273 of 2477	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.2	930 of 2379	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	919 of 2259	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.6	1081 of 2236	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.4	1379 of 2179	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	192 of 627	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	379 of 613	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	425 of 637	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	494 of 643	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	351 of 600	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	757 of 1531	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	195 of 354	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1321 of 1491	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	834 of 1369	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	925 of 1478	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1028 of 1521	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	854 of 1540	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	323 of 363	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	973 of 1442	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	456 of 1364	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1365 of 2533	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1333 of 2551	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1385 of 2531	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1698 of 2509	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	485 of 738	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1492 of 2380	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1570 of 2262	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	843 of 2395	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	884 of 2388	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1059 of 2374	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	1368 of 2359	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1057 of 2213	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1027 of 2072	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	106 of 477	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	863 of 2542	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	984 of 2579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1107 of 2531	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1412 of 2458	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	379 of 721	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1157 of 2369	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	1136 of 2230	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1253 of 2534	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	1410 of 2552	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1610 of 2538	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1872 of 2527	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	544 of 763	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1618 of 2407	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1412 of 2273	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	702 of 1566	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	287 of 1552	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	429 of 1531	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2024)69th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$22,631	$2,163	$20,468
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	$22,212	$2,298	$19,914
Leona Jackson	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	38.7	1529^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.6%		29.4	1840^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	311	27.8	27.8	43.0	45.9	44.4	44.5	13.4	26.6	22.4	21.0	$23,072	$2,701	$20,371
Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37.3	1565^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.3%		39.6	1478^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.9%	87	19.0	19.0	41.2	46.1	42.6	43.4	18.2	32.1	21.4	24.2	$22,246	$2,227	$20,019
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		27.1	1942^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.2%	14	14.5	14.5	37.6	40.0	39.9	39.2	10.1	17.3	14.2	13.9	$21,026	$4,614	$16,412
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3572	1,240	59	20.9	84.7%	34 (2.7%)	39 (3.1%)	1,130 (91.1%)	25 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	48.9	1211^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.1%		46.8	1255^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	44	25.7	25.7	51.4	52.6	35.5	46.9	37.5	36.5	22.6	32.5	$18,654	$3,228	$15,426
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		29.1	1854^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.4%	784	15.0	15.0	46.0	45.3	45.2	45.4	60.0	33.8	51.0	47.3	$25,990	$4,259	$21,731
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%		29	1860^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.2%	22	18.4	18.4	35.5	36.3	33.9	35.3	26.8	25.2	16.8	23.2	$25,210	$5,171	$20,039
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875
Corvallis Middle	Public	6-8	11032 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4125	663	27	24.3	76.0%	9 (1.4%)	27 (4.1%)	582 (87.8%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	41.9	1434^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		34	1669^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	235	20.4	20.4	45.4	48.5	44.1	46.0	24.9	27.8	28.3	27.0	$18,125	$1,078	$17,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Alondra Middle

What district is Alondra Middle in?

Paramount Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alondra Middle?

Students at Alondra Middle are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Alondra Middle attend?

Students who attend Alondra Middle usually go on to attend Paramount High

How many students attend Alondra Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Alondra Middle.

Is Alondra Middle a good school?

Alondra Middle ranks 1393^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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