Major Lynn Mokler, Paramount CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Major Lynn Mokler

Major Lynn Mokler is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade elementary school in Paramount, a working-class suburb in southeast Los Angeles County with deep roots in agriculture and a family-oriented character. The school serves about five hundred students in a densely built residential area near central boulevards and commercial strips. Almost all students come from low-income households; a very large share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Latino, with smaller populations of Pacific Islander, Black, and Asian students.

State test results from the most recent year show proficiency rates well below the county median across the subjects and grades tested. In English language arts, students in grades three through five posted proficiency rates in the low to upper twenty-percent range. Math results are steeper: grade three students achieved proficiency at roughly the midpoint of performance seen in elementary grades countywide, but grade four dropped sharply, and grade five fell further still. Science testing, available only for grade five, showed proficiency in the low teens. Across all tested areas and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile of schools in Los Angeles County. Only one year of test data is available in the dataset, so trends cannot yet be observed.

The physical plant may be in transition. Paramount Unified passed a substantial school facilities bond in November 2024 to address aging infrastructure across the district; most district schools were built more than sixty years ago. That work is expected to improve classrooms, roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems at the school's campus over the coming years, funded by a local property tax increase that will affect homeowners in the attendance zone.

The district has also launched a Spanish dual-language immersion program using a 90:10 model starting in kindergarten at two elementary sites, though Major Lynn Mokler does not appear to be one of them. Students at the dual immersion schools commit to the program through elementary grades with the expectation it will continue as they reach middle school, and eligible families pursue the California Seal of Biliteracy.

Paramount itself is a built-out, family-oriented community with modest housing costs relative to Los Angeles County overall, a grid of tree-lined streets, and parks nearby. Public transit includes Metro and Long Beach Transit bus service, with the Metro C Line light rail about a fifteen-minute walk away. The city has been adding retail and housing, including affordable units through partnerships with community organizations. The school serves the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, drawing families for whom cost of living and proximity matter.

A parent may want to look into the school's current literacy and numeracy support in depth, given the performance profile. The data provided did not include information on English learner composition, special education services, or school-level attendance and discipline patterns, so a family would benefit from requesting those details directly from the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 39% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 30% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 22% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 36% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 37% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 40% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 22% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolParamount Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.