How does Paramount Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Azusa?

Paramount Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.8/100, placing it at the 25th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,014 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Paramount Elementary?

14.5% of students at Paramount Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Paramount Elementary improving or declining?

Paramount Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 25.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Paramount Elementary?

23.1% of students at Paramount Elementary 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.

Paramount Elementary

Azusa Unified Azusa Los Angeles County 91702

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,014 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

557 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.1%

White 3.2%

Asian 1.1%

Black 1.3%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Paramount Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.5%
Met Standard	20.5%
Below Standard	65.0%

Exceeded

14.5%

Met

20.5%

Below

65.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Paramount Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points above the Azusa Unified district average of 11.2%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.4% exceeded — 3.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 25.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.