Paramount High School
- Public
- Paramount
- 890 seniors
- 3,370 students
UC admit rate
78%
129 of 165 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
129 of 890 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
165 of 890 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
12 of 116 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
9.3%
7 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
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 campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 48 | 6% |
| CSU | 173 | 21% |
| CA private college | 16 | 2% |
| Out of state | 9 | 1% |
| Community college | 156 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 440 | 52% |
| Enrolled in college | 402 | 48% |
| Total | 842 | 100% |
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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 56%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
- Low-income students 96%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Paramount Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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