Public school · Paramount Unified
Alondra Middle
Paramount · 6–8 · 735 students (2024–25)
Near California in English, well below in math: 48% and 23% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source
- Source
- CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
- Students
- all students tested in grades 6–8: 695 in English, 705 in math
- Comparison
- California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).
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What stands out
Tap a line for its sourceWorth watchingSource9%Mathexceeded the standard9% of students tested in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about half California’s rate in the same grades (20%).
- Source
- CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
- Students
- all students tested in grades 6–8
- Comparison
- California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,272,526 in math tested).
Is it good?
English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2019.
Share of students tested.
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| Exceeded | Met | Nearly met | Not met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 6–8 · Alondra | 12% | 36% | 28% | 24% |
| English, grades 6–8 · California | 19% | 30% | 23% | 28% |
| Math, grades 6–8 · Alondra | 9% | 14% | 28% | 49% |
| Math, grades 6–8 · California | 20% | 16% | 23% | 41% |
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| Met or exceeded | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English · Alondra | 41% | 34% | 39% | 45% | 48% |
| English · California | 50% | 47% | 46% | 46% | 49% |
| Math · Alondra | 24% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| Math · California | 38% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 36% |
English went from 41% in 2019 to 48% in 2025. Math went from 24% in 2019 to 23% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.
Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.
Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Kids like mine
English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math.
| Group and subject | Here | vs Paramount Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 671 tested in English, 677 in math | |||
| English | 48% | +345% | +1038% |
| Math | 23% | 023% | −124% |
| Hispanic or Latino · 640 tested in English, 649 in math | |||
| English | 48% | +246% | +1038% |
| Math | 23% | −124% | −124% |
| English learners · 152 tested in English, 166 in math | |||
| English | 12% | +39% | +57% |
| Math | 2% | 02% | −46% |
| Students with disabilities · 61 tested | |||
| English | 10% | 010% | −414% |
| Math | 8% | +35% | −210% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Paramount Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.
Black or African American and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Read the student-group results as sentences
At Alondra Middle in Paramount, 47.7% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 44.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Alondra Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 2.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (23.5% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (47.7% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 37.3 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 671 ELA grade test records.
What’s it like
Attendance and discipline
199 of 778 students missed 10% or more of school days.
| Chronically absent, 2024–25 | Per 100 students | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Grades 4–6 | 22 | 51 of 228 |
| Grades 7–8 | 27 | 148 of 550 |
Who goes here
Students and staff
| Students, 2024–25 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 91% |
| Black or African American | 4% |
About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (93%, 680 of 735). California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
Getting in
Ask Paramount Unified which school serves your address.
16200 Downey Avenue, Paramount 90723 · alondra.paramountusd.com
- Paramount HighNearest high school, about 1.0 mi. Not a confirmed feeder.36thDeveloping
- Paramount Park Middle1.1 mi49thDeveloping
- Leona Jackson1.2 mi47thDeveloping
- Frank J. Zamboni1.5 mi50thSolid
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Questions
Questions to ask
The questions from this page, in one place.
Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Call (562) 602-8004 to ask about a visit.
Common questions
Is Alondra Middle a good middle school?
What are Alondra Middle's CAASPP test scores?
How does Alondra Middle rank in California?
Is Alondra Middle getting better or worse?
What do attendance and suspension records show for Alondra Middle?
How does Alondra Middle compare to other schools in Paramount?
What do reported student-group results show at Alondra Middle?
Explore the data
Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.
Alondra Middle is ranked #1,274 statewide · #5 of 5 in Paramount Unified.
ShowHide table 01 — Score factors
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 10.4% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 35.4% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Average | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 25.5% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.1% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 12.9% | 17.8% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 43 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↑ vs CA average · ≈54th calibrated reference pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 40 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 4.7pp higher vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.5pp lower vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.
ELA · 2024–25 results by grade
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 12% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 43% | −4 |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 12% | 38% | 25% | 25% | 50% | +2 |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 12% | 39% | 30% | 20% | 50% | +4 |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools
State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools
State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools
Math · 2024–25 results by grade
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 211 | 5% | 13% | 33% | 49% | 18% | −16 |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 11% | 13% | 28% | 47% | 24% | −10 |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 11% | 16% | 22% | 51% | 27% | −5 |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools
State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools
State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Grade 6 · ELA | 236 | 47.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · ELA | 223 | 47.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · ELA | 240 | 41.7% |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · Math | 236 | 16.9% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 226 | 21.7% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 243 | 19.3% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · ELA | 230 | 46.1% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · ELA | 238 | 33.6% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · ELA | 248 | 38.7% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 235 | 19.6% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 244 | 16.4% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 252 | 20.6% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · ELA | 795 | 34.8% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · ELA | 795 | 33.5% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · ELA | 795 | 33.3% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 809 | 11.7% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 809 | 17.4% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 809 | 17.1% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · ELA | 940 | 44.1% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · ELA | 940 | 38.9% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · ELA | 940 | 40.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · Math | 946 | 23.2% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 946 | 24.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 946 | 24.6% |
Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 235 | 7% | 21% | 58% | 14% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 671 | 47.7% | +3 | +10 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 640 | 47.7% | +2 | +9 |
| English Learners | 152 | 12.5% | +4 | +5 |
ShowHide table 03 — Nearest middle schools
| School | Dist | Scope · percentile · band | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alondra Middle ← | — | 3341st percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025 | 10.4% | 35.4% | +8.4pp | +46 pts | 1.1% |
| Paramount Park Middle | 1.1 mi | 3649th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025 | 9.6% | 32.8% | +11.3pp | — | 4.1% |
| Leona Jackson | 1.2 mi | 3547th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025 | 9.3% | 32.6% | +5.2pp | — | 2.9% |
| Frank J. Zamboni | 1.5 mi | 3750th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025 | 11.5% | 33.6% | +2.3pp | — | 3.3% |
| California average | — | 39School average · no percentile | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
Additional workforce records
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.
Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
| Assessment year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30/100 | 36 | #1244 | California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools |
| 2022 | 22/100 | 25 | #1566 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools |
| 2023 | 25/100 | 35 | #1370 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools |
| 2024 | 33/100 | 45 | #1172 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools |
These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.
Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.
CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024 · 20.8% → 2025 · 25.6% · +4.8pp |
| Suspension rate2024 · 3.5% → 2025 · 1.0% · −2.5pp |
ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exc | Met+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · ELA | 695 | 11.9% | 47.9% |
| 2025 · Math | 705 | 9.1% | 23.3% |
| 2024 · ELA | 699 | 8.2% | 45.5% |
| 2024 · Math | 705 | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| 2023 · ELA | 716 | 8.7% | 39.4% |
| 2023 · Math | 731 | 5.3% | 18.9% |
| 2022 · ELA | 795 | 7.0% | 33.8% |
| 2022 · Math | 809 | 3.7% | 15.7% |
| 2019 · ELA | 940 | 8.3% | 41.1% |
| 2019 · Math | 946 | 7.4% | 24.1% |
Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | — | — | 7.9% | 32.6% | 4.0% | 1.3% | -1.1pp |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 5.3% | 24.7% | 29.9% | 4.7% | +2.0pp |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 7.0% | 29.2% | 20.1% | 7.1% | -3.2pp |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 7.7% | 32.4% | 20.8% | 3.5% | -1.7pp |
| 2025 | 33 | 41 | #1274 | 10.4% | 35.4% | 25.5% | 1.1% | +8.4pp |
The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 3.8% | 23.2% | +19.4pp |
| Male | 4.0% | 28.0% | +24.0pp |
| Asian | 0.0% | — | — |
| Black/African American | 14.0% | 28.1% | +14.1pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.3% | 25.4% | +22.1pp |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | — | — |
| Students with Disabilities | 6.9% | 27.7% | +20.8pp |
| English Learners | 5.7% | 24.9% | +19.2pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 3.9% | 25.9% | +22.0pp |
| All Students | 3.9% | 25.6% | +21.7pp |
| Homeless | — | 27.5% | — |
Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | ELA | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | +12 | 635 | Accelerated | −6 | 631 | Moderate |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | +11 | 618 | Accelerated | −6 | 614 | Moderate |
| Hispanic or Latino | +12 | 588 | Accelerated | −6 | 584 | Moderate |
| English Only | +17 | 263 | not categorised | −6 | 261 | not categorised |
| English Learner | +4 | 219 | Average | −8 | 217 | Moderate |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | +16 | 120 | not categorised | −5 | 118 | not categorised |
| English Learners Only | −6 | 99 | not categorised | −11 | 99 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | +3 | 80 | Average | −9 | 80 | Moderate |
| Students with Disabilities | +2 | 60 | Average | −6 | 60 | Moderate |
| Homeless Youth | +3 | 26 | Average | −15 | 26 | Moderate |
| Black or African American | +17 | 20 | Accelerated | −20 | 20 | Moderate |
CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
ShowHide table 07 — Growth source detail
School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints
Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 232 (school-grade cohort proxy).
These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
635 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
631 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.
ShowHide table 08 — Funding source detail
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,761 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 735
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 735
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
ShowHide how the California mean was selected
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
ShowHide table 09 — ZIP-area community record
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $75,250 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 14.88% |
| ZCTA population | 52,050 |
| Median age | 33.4 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.
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