Frank J. Zamboni, Paramount CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Frank J. Zamboni

Frank J. Zamboni is a middle school serving grades six through eight in Paramount, a densely built working-class city in southeast Los Angeles County. The school enrolls a small student body composed almost entirely of Hispanic students, with a vast majority qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is distributed across the three grades, with a slight tilt toward seventh grade.

Academically, the school is struggling across all tested domains. In English language arts, proficiency sits in the low-to-mid range, with sixth grade performing strongest and eighth grade somewhat weaker. Math proficiency is considerably lower, with sixth grade showing the most difficulty and seventh grade marginally better but still weak overall. Science proficiency at eighth grade is low. These results place the school in the bottom quartile of overall academic performance when compared to other districts in Los Angeles County. A parent may want to look into the school's specific intervention strategies and tutoring supports to understand how the school is working to improve these outcomes.

The school operates as a traditional public middle school with no charter or magnet designation. It is located on South Orange Avenue in Paramount proper. The broader context matters: Paramount Unified recently secured voter approval for a major school facilities bond in November 2024 that will fund infrastructure repairs, safety upgrades, and improvements to classrooms and career-training facilities across the district's aging campuses. For families at Zamboni, this funding should eventually result in improved building conditions and learning spaces, though implementation is still underway.

The district is also expanding programming options. A Spanish Dual Language Immersion program launched in kindergarten at two elementary schools in the 2025-26 school year using a 90:10 model and plans to extend into middle school as students advance. While Zamboni itself does not appear in the immersion announcement, the program signals district investment in bilingual pathways and offers families a long-term option if they enter the pipeline early.

Housing in the 90723 zip code is moderately affordable by Los Angeles County standards, with home values and rents both modest relative to the county benchmark. The surrounding city has a suburban character despite its density, with tree-lined streets, nearby parks, and recent revitalization including a newly reopened library, new retail development, and affordable housing additions. Transit relies on bus service and the Metro C Line at Lakewood Boulevard, a reasonable walk from central Paramount. The local economy is manufacturing-based, with health care and retail also significant.

For a family considering this school, the primary consideration is academic performance. Zamboni's results are below grade in all subjects tested, and students will benefit most from homes and families that can supplement classroom instruction. The school's student composition is homogeneous and its socioeconomic profile is heavily concentrated in poverty. Whether those facts matter depends entirely on family values and what environment a child needs to thrive.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 17% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 27% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 42%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 47% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 27% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 44% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

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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.