How does Paramount Park Middle compare to other middle schools in Paramount?

Paramount Park Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.8/100, placing it at the 47th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,101 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Paramount Park Middle?

9.6% of students at Paramount Park Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Paramount Park Middle?

23.0% of students at Paramount Park Middle 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 Park Middle

Q: Is Paramount Park Middle improving or declining?

Paramount Park Middle's proficiency rate increases by 11.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Paramount Unified ParamountLos Angeles County90723

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

535 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 91 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic89.7%

White1.3%

Asian0.8%

Black6.2%

Other2.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Paramount Park Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.6%
Met Standard	23.2%
Below Standard	67.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Paramount Park Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.9 points below the Paramount Unified district average of 12.5%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.1% exceeded — 3.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 11.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 33.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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