Harry Wirtz Elementary Primary School
8535 Contreras St
Paramount CA, 90723, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-602-8068
Ranking:
(5,763 out of 6,930, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Paramount Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 28 | 28 | NA | NA | 37 | 38 | 47 | ||||||
Total Students: | 658 | 683 | 694 | 730 | 753 | 845 | 888 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 16.1% | 105 | 15.4% | 125 | 18.0% | 116 | 15.9% | 133 | 17.7% | 81 | 9.6% | 104 | 11.7% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 14.6% | 122 | 17.9% | 116 | 16.7% | 126 | 17.3% | 119 | 15.8% | 80 | 9.5% | 104 | 11.7% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 16.9% | 112 | 16.4% | 117 | 16.9% | 121 | 16.6% | 122 | 16.2% | 94 | 11.1% | 96 | 10.8% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 16.1% | 116 | 17.0% | 116 | 16.7% | 120 | 16.4% | 132 | 17.5% | 96 | 11.4% | 96 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 119 | 18.1% | 112 | 16.4% | 114 | 16.4% | 121 | 16.6% | 121 | 16.1% | 97 | 11.5% | 100 | 11.3% |
Grade 5: | 120 | 18.2% | 116 | 17.0% | 106 | 15.3% | 126 | 17.3% | 126 | 16.7% | 108 | 12.8% | 88 | 9.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 315 | 47.9% | 337 | 49.3% | 326 | 47.0% | 350 | 47.9% | 358 | 47.5% | 403 | 47.7% | 443 | 49.9% |
Female: | 343 | 52.1% | 346 | 50.7% | 368 | 53.0% | 380 | 52.1% | 395 | 52.5% | 442 | 52.3% | 441 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.9% | 26 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 592 | 90.0% | 614 | 89.9% | 609 | 87.8% | 650 | 89.0% | 669 | 88.8% | 738 | 87.3% | 767 | 86.4% |
Black: | 37 | 5.6% | 44 | 6.4% | 54 | 7.8% | 45 | 6.2% | 45 | 6.0% | 72 | 8.5% | 81 | 9.1% |
White: | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 569 | 86.5% | 156 | 22.8% | NA | NA | 639 | 87.5% | 642 | 85.3% | 622 | 73.6% | 693 | 78.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 76 | 10.4% | 87 | 11.6% | 124 | 14.7% | 135 | 15.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.60 | 24.84 | 24.79 | NA | NA | 20.30 | 20.10 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 318.4 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.1 | 320 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.2 | 330.5 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 330.6 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 332.5 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 341.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 349.5 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 344.3 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 348.5 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.0 | 342.7 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.8 | 332.4 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 334.4 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 345.7 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 352.2 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 359.5 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 366.3 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 376.7 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 374.5 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 372.1 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.9 | 370.7 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 304.2 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.3 | 305 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 314.2 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.4 | 320.4 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 316.5 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.5 | 320.4 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 327.9 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 329.7 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 327.5 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.0 | 329.0 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 330.7 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 345.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 352 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 368.9 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 377.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 381.3 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 381.4 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 394.6 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 388.2 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 381.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.2 | 320.6 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 325 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 327 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 332.6 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 340.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 345.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 346.5 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 356.7 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 355.9 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 353.8 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 316.2 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 331.8 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 336 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 347.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 372.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 379.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 383.5 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 386.3 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 379.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 384.1 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 316.1 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 318.6 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 320.3 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 323.5 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 329.2 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 341.7 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 341 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.2 | 342.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 347.6 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.0 | 348.8 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.5 | 298.8 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 310.2 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 318.8 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 330.6 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 344.1 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 362.1 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 374.8 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 378.7 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.3 | 390.5 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 375.4 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 295.9 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.4 | 298 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 298.9 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.4 | 305.6 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.2 | 310.5 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.4 | 315.3 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 316.3 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 321.9 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 326.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 327.7 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.8 | 311.8 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 312.8 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 320.4 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 322.6 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 327.3 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 338.5 | 352.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 300.4 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 304.1 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 313.3 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 316.8 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 321.6 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 335.3 | 354.5 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 315.6 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 321 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 327.1 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 332.2 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 336.1 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 341.4 | 354.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 307.5 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 306.3 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 315.7 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 327.9 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 333 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 340.8 | 345 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.3 | 283.1 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.1 | 291.7 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 290.1 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 294.4 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 311.4 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.3 | 359.3 | 347.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 314.1 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 322 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 325.7 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 327.8 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 334.8 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 344.8 | 348.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 304.2 | 321.3 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 305 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 306.8 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 304.7 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.6 | 309.6 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 314.7 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.1 | 323.3 | 340.2 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 305.3 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 314.8 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 341.1 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 346.7 | 364.3 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.3 | 292.1 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.1 | 298.8 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 298.3 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 300.3 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 307.4 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397.3 | 324.2 | 319.7 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 301.3 | 315.8 |
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* Harry Wirtz Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.