Paramount High
Paramount, CA · High School · Grades 9-12
Paramount High is a high school in Paramount, CA with 3,737 students enrolled and a 31% proficiency rate. Part of Paramount Unified. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Paramount High is a high school located in Paramount, California. The school serves 3,737 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 31% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 62% graduation rate.
94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Paramount High is part of the Paramount Unified in California. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Paramount High has 3,737 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Paramount Unified (635 students). Its 31% proficiency rate is 2 percentage points below the district average of 33%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 14 points lower. The 20.5:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Paramount High has 3,737 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 31% of students at Paramount High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Paramount High has a 62% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Paramount High is part of the Paramount Unified in Paramount, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.