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Wesley Gaines School in Paramount, CA
(KG-03 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 54
Address
 7340 E. Jackson St.
Paramount, CA 90723
Telephone
(562) 602-8012
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City-data.com school rating
54
Students
412
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
16.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
352
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
39
School district
Paramount Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Abraham Lincoln (0.9 miles):

61
Wesley Gaines School:

54
Mark Keppel (0.9 miles):

37
McKinley Elementary (0.8 miles):

35
Frank J. Zamboni (0.6 miles):

34
Leona Jackson (0.1 miles):

32
Grant Elementary (1.0 miles):

27
Hamilton Middle (0.6 miles):

23
Dominguez High (0.9 miles):

14
Wesley Gaines School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Paramount:

36
Wesley Gaines School:

54

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 412
Enrollment in 2015: 440
Enrollment in 2014: 458
Enrollment in 2013: 463
Enrollment in 2012: 449
Enrollment in 2011: 437
Enrollment in 2010: 423
Enrollment in 2009: 411
Enrollment in 2008: 392
Enrollment in 2007: 406
Enrollment in 2006: 410
Enrollment in 2005: 584
Enrollment in 2004: 1,089
Enrollment in 2003: 1,084
Enrollment in 2002: 1,145
Enrollment in 2001: 1,187
Enrollment in 2000: 1,254
Enrollment in 1999: 1,249

Wesley Gaines School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03Total
All students1219210594412
Female students57425647202
Male students64504947210
Asian students1 - 214
Hispanic students107869984376
Black students962926
White students1 - - - 1
Two or More Races students3 - 2 - 5

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 121
1st grade enrollment: 92
2nd grade enrollment: 105
3rd grade enrollment: 94

Wesley Gaines School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 202 (49.0%)
Here:

49.0%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 210 (51.0%)
Wesley Gaines School:

51.0%
State:

49.6%

Wesley Gaines School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Asian enrollment: 4 (1.0%)
School:

1.0%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 376 (91.3%)
Wesley Gaines School:

91.3%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 26 (6.3%)
Here:

6.3%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 1 (0.2%)
Wesley Gaines School:

0.2%
California:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 5 (1.2%)
Wesley Gaines School:

1.2%
State:

4.5%

Wesley Gaines School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 391 (94.9%)
Wesley Gaines School:

94.9%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 352 (85.4%)
School:

85.4%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 39 (9.5%)
Here:

9.5%
California:

8.6%

Wesley Gaines School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 16

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 5
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.2

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

25.8
State:

22.8

Wesley Gaines School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $2,542,227
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 16 (Salary Expenditures: $2,127,599)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.9 (Salary Expenditures: $147,730)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4.4 (Salary Expenditures: $266,898)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $99,143
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $2,726,184
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $2,286,998
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.4 (Salary Expenditures: $9,671)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.9 (Salary Expenditures: $162,617)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4.4 (Salary Expenditures: $266,898)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $124,653

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 260 (male: 121, female: 139)
  • Hispanic: 256 (male: 119, female: 137)
  • Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 16 (male: 11, female: 5)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 23 (male: 16, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 23 (male: 16, female: 7)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 14 (male: 10, female: 4)

Retention:
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(State average from 2,659 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
School:

1.7%
State:

5.6%
Total number of students retained in 2nd grade: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2

Percent of 2nd grade students retained
Here:

1.9%
California:

4.0%

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All43%
  • Males44%
  • Females42%
  • Hispanic40%
ELA students tested: 100
ELA students with scores: 100

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

43%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 37.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 20.0%
Standard Met: 19.0%
Standard Exceeded: 24.0%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2411.0, Students tested: 100, Standard Not Met: 37.0%, Nearly Met: 20.0%, Met: 19.0%, Exceeded: 24.0%)
37.0%
20.0%
19.0%
24.0%

Wesley Gaines School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All50%
  • Males52%
  • Females49%
  • Hispanic49%
Math students tested: 103
Math students with scores: 103

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

50%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 30.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 19.4%
Standard Met: 31.1%
Standard Exceeded: 19.4%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2430.4, Students tested: 103, Standard Not Met: 30.1%, Nearly Met: 19.4%, Met: 31.1%, Exceeded: 19.4%)
30.1%
19.4%
31.1%
19.4%

Wesley Gaines School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Wesley Gaines School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 261
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 104

Students who met CELDT criterion:

40.0%
California:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 70
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6

Students who met CELDT criterion:

9.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

366.0
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

274.8
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

396.2
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

284.6
California:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 56
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 30

Students who met CELDT criterion:

54.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

455.5
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

409.4
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

465.6
California:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

399.6
State:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 63
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 36

Students who met CELDT criterion:

57.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

496.3
California:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

478.8
California:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

514.9
California:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

500.1
California:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 72
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 32

Students who met CELDT criterion:

44.0%
California:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

493.2
State:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

490.6
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

515.3
California:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

504.7
State:

478.6

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Wesley Gaines School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
School:

98.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic98
  • Asian100
  • Black100
  • Multirace100
  • SED98
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 98% (tested 86 out of 88 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (tested 93 out of 95 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 68 out of 68 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
School:

100.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian100
  • Black100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 88 out of 88 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 95 out of 95 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 68 out of 68 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.

A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 2

Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 1


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Here:

7.3
California:

60.8

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic28
  • Black2
  • Multirace2
  • LEP13
  • IDEA2
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 32 (male: 18, female: 14)
  • Hispanic: 28 (male: 14, female: 14)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

77.7
State:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

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