📍 7220 Jackson St., Paramount, Los Angeles County, 90723
Leona Jackson is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Paramount, Los Angeles County. The school has 695 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Anderson. It is part of the Paramount Unified school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Leona Jackson enrolls 695 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 528 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.3% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
660 of the school's 695 students (95%) 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.
Leona Jackson 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.
Leona Jackson 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 695 students, Leona Jackson is larger than the district average of about 582 students per school.