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Leona Jackson Middle School
7220 Jackson St
Paramount CA, 90723, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-602-8020
Ranking:
(4,834 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
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: | 21 | 24 | 27 | NA | NA | 33 | 27 | 33 | ||||||
Total Students: | 797 | 709 | 757 | 770 | 771 | 628 | 660 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 115 | 14.4% | 91 | 12.8% | 92 | 12.2% | 93 | 12.1% | 107 | 13.9% | 88 | 14.0% | 91 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 99 | 12.4% | 97 | 13.7% | 105 | 13.9% | 111 | 14.4% | 97 | 12.6% | 102 | 16.2% | 115 | 17.4% |
Grade 6: | 196 | 24.6% | 190 | 26.8% | 183 | 24.2% | 167 | 21.7% | 194 | 25.2% | 145 | 23.1% | 144 | 21.8% |
Grade 7: | 197 | 24.7% | 165 | 23.3% | 179 | 23.6% | 203 | 26.4% | 192 | 24.9% | 130 | 20.7% | 165 | 25.0% |
Grade 8: | 190 | 23.8% | 166 | 23.4% | 198 | 26.2% | 191 | 24.8% | 181 | 23.5% | 163 | 26.0% | 145 | 22.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 395 | 49.6% | 354 | 49.9% | 391 | 51.7% | 384 | 49.9% | 378 | 49.0% | 321 | 51.1% | 331 | 50.2% |
Female: | 402 | 50.4% | 355 | 50.1% | 366 | 48.3% | 386 | 50.1% | 393 | 51.0% | 307 | 48.9% | 325 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 28 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.3% | 33 | 4.3% | 30 | 3.9% | 12 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 611 | 76.7% | 550 | 77.6% | 573 | 75.7% | 582 | 75.6% | 578 | 75.0% | 474 | 75.5% | 456 | 69.1% |
Black: | 130 | 16.3% | 113 | 15.9% | 131 | 17.3% | 120 | 15.6% | 131 | 17.0% | 124 | 19.7% | 170 | 25.8% |
White: | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.8% | 21 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 612 | 76.8% | 194 | 27.4% | NA | NA | 633 | 82.2% | 597 | 77.4% | 467 | 74.4% | 483 | 73.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 50 | 6.5% | 85 | 11.0% | 72 | 11.5% | 102 | 15.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 37.42 | 30.17 | 28.14 | NA | NA | 23.36 | 20.90 | 20.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 332.6 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 340.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 345.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 346.5 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 356.7 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 355.9 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 353.8 | 374.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 347.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.1 | 372.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 379.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 383.5 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.4 | 386.3 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.7 | 379.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.0 | 384.1 | 394.9 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 323.5 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 329.2 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 341.7 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 341 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 342.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 347.6 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 348.8 | 365.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 330.6 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 344.1 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 362.1 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 374.8 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.9 | 378.7 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.7 | 390.5 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.3 | 375.4 | 393.2 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 305.6 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.1 | 310.5 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.1 | 315.3 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 316.3 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 321.9 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 326.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 327.7 | 366.9 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 322.6 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 327.3 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 338.5 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 339.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 347.4 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 344 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 353.2 | 363.0 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 316.8 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 321.6 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 335.3 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 345.2 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 357.7 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 352 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 352.6 | 366.5 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 332.2 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 336.1 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 341.4 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 338.8 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 344.4 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 349.1 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 352.0 | 363.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 327.9 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 333 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 340.8 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 358.8 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 370.5 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 369.7 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 370.0 | 357.9 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 294.4 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 311.4 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 359.3 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 361.2 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 385.3 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.8 | 381.4 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 397.5 | 358.0 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 327.8 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 334.8 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 344.8 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 345.1 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 349.1 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 355.5 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 354.1 | 361.3 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 304.2 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 294 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 317 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 314.3 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 322.3 | 322.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 309.6 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 314.7 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 323.3 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 325.8 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 336.2 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 347.8 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 346.9 | 357.1 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 314.8 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 341.1 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 346.7 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 358.8 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 376.2 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.2 | 386.5 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.6 | 384.2 | 390.9 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 300.3 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 307.4 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 324.2 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 324.8 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 338.8 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 375.8 | 355 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 368.4 | 334.1 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 301.3 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 290.2 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 312.9 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 307.6 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 322.1 | 317.9 |
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* Leona Jackson Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.