📍 6630 E. Mark Keppel St., Paramount, Los Angeles County, 90723
Mark Keppel is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paramount, Los Angeles County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mariana Godinez. It is part of the Paramount Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Mark Keppel enrolls 393 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 393 students (96%) 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.
Mark Keppel 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.
Mark Keppel 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 393 students, Mark Keppel is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.