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Paramount High

(562) 602-6067

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

School Information

District:
Paramount Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
4758

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Paramount High

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 84.20% 62.96% 48.34%
Black 10.82% 10.80% 8.03%
White 2.35% 16.67% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 1.68% 10.27% 10.31%
Others 0.82% 2.98% 5.47%
American Indian 0.13% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Paramount High

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.40% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 49.6% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Paramount High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 3708 3757 4006
Black 513 509 515
White 107 111 112
Asian/Pacific 127 86 80
Others 0 66 39
American Indian 15 4 6
Total 4470 4533 4758

Enrollment by Gender for Paramount High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 2224 2244 2398
Female 2246 2289 2360
Total 4470 4533 4758

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Paramount High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 4470 4533 4758
# Eligible for free lunch 2479 (55%) 3471 (77%) 3938 (83%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 571 (13%) 723 (16%) 621 (13%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 3050 (68%) 4194 (93%) 4559 (96%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Paramount High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 4470 4533 4758
Fulltime teachers 230.4 195.8 192.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.40 20.70 24.73
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75