Paramount High vs Wesley Gaines

How do these schools compare?

Metric Paramount High Wesley Gaines
Location Paramount, CA Paramount, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 3,400 449
Student:Teacher Ratio 20.5:1 20.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 79.1% 76.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Paramount High Wesley Gaines
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $21,911 $21,911
District Paramount Unified Paramount Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Paramount High Wesley Gaines
White 0.8% 0.4%
African American 5.7% 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino 91.0% 87.8%
Asian 1.3% 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.9%
Multiracial 0.9% 1.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Paramount High Wesley Gaines
AP Courses Offered 21
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 261.5:1 449:1
Chronic Absenteeism 39.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.