📍 7340 E. Jackson St., Paramount, Los Angeles County, 90723
Wesley Gaines is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paramount, Los Angeles County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anna Yasuhara. It is part of the Paramount Unified school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Wesley Gaines enrolls 335 students across grades K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Black or African American and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 335 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wesley Gaines is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wesley Gaines is one of 20 schools in Paramount Unified, based in Paramount, California. The district serves 11,648 students district-wide and employs 602 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 335 students, Wesley Gaines is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.