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Paramount High School

14429 South Downey Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723View on map

  • Public
  • Paramount
  • 890 seniors
  • 3,370 students

Paramount High School is a public high school in Paramount (Paramount Unified) with 890 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 165 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

129 of 165 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

129 of 890 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

165 of 890 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

12 of 116 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.3%

7 of 75 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Paramount High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    12 of 116 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    7 of 75 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    23 of 139 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    22 of 95 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    26 of 65 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.66)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    15 of 44 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    25 of 35 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    87 of 105 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.70)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    75 of 78 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.73)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Paramount High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach32 pts higher

    79%

    222 of 280 admitted

    This school79%Overall47%

  • Pomona9 pts lower

    65%

    74 of 114 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    196 of 222 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    96%

    152 of 158 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    89%

    97 of 109 admitted

    This school89%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (842 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

48%

402 of 842 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

221 graduates

Community college

19%

156 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC486%
CSU17321%
CA private college162%
Out of state91%
Community college15619%
Not enrolled44052%
Enrolled in college40248%
Total842100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

52

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

232 of 771 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

8%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

72 of 912 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 19 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 54%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%

Across California

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