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Paramount Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 12,730 (2022-2023)
Schools: 20 (2022-2023)
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Paramount Unified School District is a school district in California (Los Angeles County). During the 2023 school year, 12,730 students attended one of the district's 20 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Diane J. Martinez and Carmen Patricia Gomez ran in the general election for Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

General election

General election for Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Eddie Cruz and Alfredo Banuelos ran in the general election for Paramount Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Paramount Unified School District school board At-large

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General election for Paramount Unified School District school board At-large

Incumbent Linda Garcia and incumbent Vivian Hansen won election in the general election for Paramount Unified School District school board At-large on November 3, 2015.

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Paramount Unified School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Paramount Unified School District school board At-large

Incumbent Alicia Linden Anderson, incumbent Sonya S. Cuellar, and incumbent Tony Pena won election in the general election for Paramount Unified School District school board At-large on November 5, 2013.

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About the district

School board

The Paramount Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Alicia Linden Anderson
Eddie Cruz
Sonia De Leon
Diane Martinez2020
Yesenia Cuarenta2018

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Overlapping state house districts

Paramount Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 62Jose SolacheDemocratic Party 92% 17%
California State Assembly District 65Mike GipsonDemocratic Party 9% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $42,442,000 $3,084 16%
Local: $52,809,000 $3,838 20%
State: $173,347,000 $12,597 64%
Total: $268,598,000 $19,519
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $257,104,000 $18,683
Total Current Expenditures: $210,162,000 $15,272
Instructional Expenditures: $126,362,000 $9,182 49%
Student and Staff Support: $27,956,000 $2,031 11%
Administration: $24,752,000 $1,798 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $31,092,000 $2,259 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,666,000 $2,155
Construction: $22,231,000 $1,615
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,523,000 $692
Interest on Debt: $7,551,000 $548

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 25-29 5 16 <50 10-14 15-19
2018-2019 29 40-44 14 31 PS 30-34 30-34
2017-2018 30 40-44 13 31 >=50 35-39 35-39
2016-2017 28 30-34 15 28 <50 30-39 35-39
2015-2016 27 35-39 14 28 PS 20-29 30-34
2014-2015 21 30-34 13 22 PS 11-19 25-29
2013-2014 59 70-79 40-44 61 PS >=50 40-59
2012-2013 59 70-74 41 61 PS 40-49 55-59
2011-2012 57 65-69 43 58 50-59 50-54
2010-2011 56 65-69 42 57 PS 40-59 55-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 40-44 22 35 <50 30-34 25-29
2018-2019 41 50-54 26 43 PS 40-44 40-44
2017-2018 41 50-54 27 41 <50 40-44 40-44
2016-2017 39 45-49 25 40 >=50 20-29 45-49
2015-2016 41 45-49 26 42 PS 20-29 30-34
2014-2015 35 45-49 25 36 PS 20-29 40-44
2013-2014 46 50-59 30-34 46 PS >=50 60-79
2012-2013 47 50-54 38 48 PS 40-49 50-54
2011-2012 47 60-64 39 48 40-49 60-64
2010-2011 46 60-64 37 47 PS 21-39 50-54

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=80 90-94 92 >=50 >=50
2018-2019 88 70-79 80-84 89 PS >=50 >=80
2017-2018 86 60-79 75-79 87 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 87 >=80 75-79 88 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 87 >=80 75-79 88 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 86 >=80 85-89 86 PS PS >=50
2013-2014 86 >=80 80-84 86 PS >=50 >=50
2012-2013 81 60-79 80-84 81 PS >=80
2011-2012 78 >=80 70-74 79 PS >=80
2010-2011 74 >=80 65-69 75 PS PS 60-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 12,730 -3.4
2021-2022 13,160 -4.6
2020-2021 13,761 -4.2
2019-2020 14,336 -3.8
2018-2019 14,875 -2.3
2017-2018 15,213 -1.3
2016-2017 15,405 -0.9
2015-2016 15,547 -0.9
2014-2015 15,681 -1.5
2013-2014 15,911 0.4
2012-2013 15,846 -0.5
2011-2012 15,929 0.9
2010-2011 15,792 -0.3
2009-2010 15,836 -0.5
2008-2009 15,913 -0.2
2007-2008 15,952 -0.6
2006-2007 16,044 -3.9
2005-2006 16,674 -0.9
2004-2005 16,823 -1.1
2003-2004 17,013 -1.3
2002-2003 17,229 1.0
2001-2002 17,060 1.2
2000-2001 16,862 0.5
1999-2000 16,784 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Paramount Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 0.0
Black 7.6 0.0
Hispanic 88.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.0
Two or More Races 1.0 0.0
White 0.9 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Paramount Unified School District had 602.37 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.13.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 46.43
Elementary: 332.70
Secondary: 223.24
Total: 602.37

Paramount Unified School District employed 13.80 district administrators and 37.20 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.80
District Administrative Support: 39.00
School Administrators: 37.20
School Administrative Support: 83.25
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 174.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 27.09
Total Guidance Counselors: 43.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 22.99
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.97
Other Support Services: 302.84

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Paramount Unified School District operates 20 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abraham Lincoln560KG-5
Alondra Middle7796-8
Buena Vista High2459-12
Captain Raymond Collins541KG-5
Frank J. Zamboni7376-8
Harry Wirtz Elementary458KG-5
Hollydale802KG-8
Howard Tanner462KG-5
Jefferson Elementary366KG-5
Leona Jackson6954-8
Los Cerritos387KG-5
Major Lynn Mokler543KG-5
Mark Keppel393KG-5
Odyssey Stem Academy4929-12
Paramount High3,7379-12
Paramount Park Middle5656-8
Paramount Unified Community Day107-12
Paramount Virtual Academy55KG-12
Theodore Roosevelt536KG-5
Wesley Gaines335KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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