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Theodore Roosevelt

Paramount Unified Paramount Los Angeles County 90723
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,024 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
496 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
96%
Teachers
23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 83.7%
White 1.0%
Asian 0.6%
Black 12.3%
Other 2.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Theodore Roosevelt
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard11.2%
Met Standard15.6%
Below Standard73.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Theodore Roosevelt and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 6.3 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
11.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
26.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
23.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,024
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 15.8% 9.5% 17.9% 56.8% 25.3%
4th 80 11.3% 16.3% 18.8% 53.8% 27.5%
5th 80 16.3% 23.8% 31.3% 28.8% 40.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 98 12.2% 13.3% 22.4% 52.0% 25.5%
4th 79 2.5% 16.5% 35.4% 45.6% 19.0%
5th 80 8.8% 15.0% 32.5% 43.8% 23.8%