Wesley Gaines Primary School
7340 East Jackson St
Paramount CA, 90723, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-602-8012
Ranking:
(3,048 out of 6,930, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
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: | 15 | 16 | 16 | NA | NA | 21 | 22 | 26 | ||||||
Total Students: | 458 | 463 | 449 | 437 | 423 | 411 | 392 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 124 | 27.1% | 118 | 25.5% | 120 | 26.7% | 116 | 26.5% | 114 | 27.0% | 113 | 27.5% | 99 | 25.3% |
Grade 1: | 103 | 22.5% | 120 | 25.9% | 107 | 23.8% | 116 | 26.5% | 103 | 24.3% | 99 | 24.1% | 100 | 25.5% |
Grade 2: | 123 | 26.9% | 107 | 23.1% | 120 | 26.7% | 99 | 22.7% | 106 | 25.1% | 97 | 23.6% | 100 | 25.5% |
Grade 3: | 108 | 23.6% | 118 | 25.5% | 102 | 22.7% | 106 | 24.3% | 100 | 23.6% | 101 | 24.6% | 93 | 23.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 225 | 49.1% | 223 | 48.2% | 222 | 49.4% | 220 | 50.3% | 210 | 49.6% | 212 | 51.6% | 200 | 51.0% |
Female: | 233 | 50.9% | 240 | 51.8% | 227 | 50.6% | 217 | 49.7% | 213 | 50.4% | 199 | 48.4% | 188 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 413 | 90.2% | 420 | 90.7% | 406 | 90.4% | 398 | 91.1% | 380 | 89.8% | 364 | 88.6% | 345 | 88.0% |
Black: | 35 | 7.6% | 33 | 7.1% | 30 | 6.7% | 26 | 5.9% | 24 | 5.7% | 26 | 6.3% | 26 | 6.6% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 90.0% | 87 | 18.8% | NA | NA | 395 | 90.4% | 346 | 81.8% | 303 | 73.7% | 298 | 76.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 27 | 6.2% | 46 | 10.9% | 73 | 17.8% | 71 | 18.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 31.59 | 29.87 | 28.06 | NA | NA | 20.14 | 15.80 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 318.4 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 320 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 330.5 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 330.6 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.9 | 332.5 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 341.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 349.5 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 344.3 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 348.5 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 342.7 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 332.4 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 334.4 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 345.7 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.3 | 352.2 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 359.5 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.8 | 366.3 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 376.7 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.7 | 374.5 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.8 | 372.1 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 370.7 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 304.2 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.5 | 305 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 314.2 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 320.4 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 316.5 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 320.4 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 327.9 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 329.7 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 327.5 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 329.0 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 330.7 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 345.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 352 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.6 | 368.9 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.9 | 377.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.4 | 381.3 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.9 | 381.4 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.5 | 394.6 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.8 | 388.2 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.3 | 381.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 320.6 | 338.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.1 | 316.2 | 343.2 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 316.1 | 337.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.6 | 298.8 | 335.8 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 295.9 | 318.5 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 311.8 | 332.8 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.2 | 300.4 | 334.7 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 315.6 | 332.4 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.7 | 307.5 | 328.5 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.2 | 283.1 | 330.8 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 314.1 | 328.1 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 305 | 319.2 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.2 | 292.1 | 304.9 |
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* Wesley Gaines Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.