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Leona Jackson Middle School

7220 Jackson St, Paramount, CA, 90723-4378

Tel: (562)602-8020

Grades: 4-8 | 770 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Leona Jackson Middle School serves 770 students in grades 4-8.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body.
Leona Jackson Middle School is one of 5 public middle schools within Paramount, and operates within the Paramount Unified School District.

The nearest elementary school is Wesley Gaines Elementary School (0.2 miles away), the nearest middle school is Frank J. Zamboni Middle School (0.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Hamilton Middle School (0.5 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, CA Dept. of Educ.	Leona Jackson Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 4-8
Total Students	770 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a

Students by Grade

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	:n/a	18:1

	This School	(CA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	4%	11%

% Hispanic	76%	51%

% Black	16%	7%

% White	3%	27%

Unknown	1%	3%


	This School	(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	82%	46%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Paramount Unified School District
	This School's Agency	(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	21	4
Number of Students Managed	15,913 students	1,671 students

District Total Revenue	$156,055,000	$18,546,000

District Expenditure	$170,667,000	$18,340,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,807	$11,099

District Expenditure / Student	$10,725	$10,975

Nearby Schools:

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Leona Jackson Middle School
Grades: 4-8 | 0 mi. away

Wesley Gaines Elementary School
Grades: KG-3 | 0.2 mi. away

Frank J. Zamboni Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.5 mi. away

Hamilton Middle School
Grades: 4-10 | 0.5 mi. away

Mark Keppel Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Dominguez High School
Grades: 8-12 | 0.8 mi. away

View all schools in: Paramount, Los Angeles County, Zip 90723

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