How does Howard Tanner compare to other elementary schools in Paramount?

Howard Tanner has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.3/100, placing it at the 40th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 780 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Howard Tanner?

13.4% of students at Howard Tanner exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Howard Tanner improving or declining?

Howard Tanner's proficiency rate decreases by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Howard Tanner?

25.8% of students at Howard Tanner are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Howard Tanner

Paramount Unified Paramount Los Angeles County 90723

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

780 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

438 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.2%

White 0.2%

Black 6.6%

Other 0.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Howard Tanner
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.4%
Met Standard	22.2%
Below Standard	64.5%

Exceeded

13.4%

Met

22.2%

Below

64.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Howard Tanner and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.