Paramount High School

14429 South Downey Ave, Paramount, CA 90723 | (562) 602-6067

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 4,758

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 4,758 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 737th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 14429 South Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Paramount Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,248
Graduation Rate: 55.3%
Dropout Rate: 4.6%
Students Per Teacher: 22.5
Enrolled Students: 15,836

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 4,758
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 192.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 2,398 (50.4%)
Females: 2,360 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 621 (13.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 3,938 (82.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 4,559 (95.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Paramount High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.1%
Black	515	10.8%
Asian	80	1.7%
Hispanic	4,006	84.2%
White	112	2.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
8th Grade	1	0.02%
9th Grade	1,428	30.0%
10th Grade	1,302	27.4%
11th Grade	1,083	22.8%
12th Grade	944	19.8%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

77.8%

District:

74.0%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

11.2%

District:

11.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

5.1%

District:

2.4%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

93.5%

District:

11.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

41.0

District:

47.5

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.3

Number of Certificated Staff: 214.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 97.9%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 0.5%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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