Paramount · Los Angeles County

Schools in Paramount

Paramount’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 22nd to the 58th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 9 schools

from 22nd to 58th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Los Cerritos: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Mark Keppel: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Jefferson Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Abraham Lincoln: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Wesley Gaines: 41st percentile, Developing
  • Theodore Roosevelt: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Harry Wirtz Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • Howard Tanner: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Major Lynn Mokler: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
7Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 4 schools

from 42nd to 61st · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Frank J. Zamboni: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Alondra Middle: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Paramount Park Middle: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Leona Jackson: 42nd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
3Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 36th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Paramount High: 36th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Paramount

14 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Paramount score highest?

Los Cerritos is highest, at the 58th percentile.

That’s higher than 58 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Paramount

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Paramount elementary school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Paramount score highest?

Frank J. Zamboni is highest, at the 61st percentile.

That’s higher than 61 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Paramount

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 1 middle school
Context

The average Paramount middle school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Paramount stand?

Paramount High is at the 36th percentile.

That’s higher than 36 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Paramount.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 private school has a Paramount address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Paramount rank highest?

Elementary: Los Cerritos, 58th percentile (Solid). Middle: Frank J. Zamboni, 61st percentile (Solid). High: Paramount High, 36th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Paramount decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Paramount good?

Paramount’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 22nd to the 58th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 7 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Paramount’s 4 public middle schools run from the 42nd to the 61st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 3 Developing. Paramount has one public high school we score, Paramount High, at the 36th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Paramount compare with California?

The average Paramount elementary school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Paramount middle school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Paramount address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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