City: Paramount, CA
Address: 14429 S. Downey Ave.
District: Paramount Unified
School Enrollment: 3864
White students: 3.4%
Black students: 12.3%
Hispanic students: 79.6%
Asian students: 1.7%
Native American students: 0.2%
Filipino students: 1.2%
Pacific Islander students: 1.6%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 130
Black students: 476
Native American students: 7
Filipino students: 46
Hispanic students: 3076
Pacific Islander students: 63
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 2.0%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 24.0%
AP percentage of students tested: 100%
AP base score: 477
AP statewide rank: 1
AP similar schools rank: 5
Total number of teachers: 165
Teachers with full credentials: 118
Teachers with emergency credentials: 48
Teachers with waivers: 6
Councelors: 10
Speech/language/hearing specialists: 1
API computer science courses: 1
API computer science enrollment: 29
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 25
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 83
API math courses: 1
API math enrollment: 12
API science courses: 1
API science enrollment: 42
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 77
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 1104
10th grade enrollment : 1032
11th grade enrollment : 901
12th grade enrollment : 827
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about Paramount High in Paramount, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 827
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 17.17%
Average verbal SAT score: 417
Average math SAT score: 458
Beginning teacher salary: $37800
Mid-range teacher salary: $57095
Highest teacher salary: $69600
Average principal salary (elementary): $94633
Average principal salary (secondary): $98318
Superintendent salary: $135071
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 43.92%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.57%
Dollars spent per student: $6030