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Paramount High School

Field	Value
name	Paramount High School
address	West campus: 14708 Paramount Blvd
Paramount, California 90723
Senior campus: 14429 Downey Ave
Paramount, California 90723
country	United States
us_nces_school_id	062985004653
principal	Elizabeth Salcido (Senior Campus); Ebony Jordan (West Campus)
teaching_staff	183.83 (FTE)
ratio	19.30
grades	9–12
enrollment	3,547 (2023–2024)
motto	"Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate"
team name	Pirates
colors	Maroon
White
newspaper	The Porthole
established	1953
homepage	Senior campus website
West campus website
district	Paramount Unified School District
us_nces_district_id	0629850
conference	San Gabriel Valley League
type	Public
information	(562)602-6064

Paramount, California 90723 Senior campus: 14429 Downey Ave Paramount, California 90723 White West campus website Paramount High School is a comprehensive public high school in Paramount, California, USA. It is part of the Paramount Unified School District. The school serves students in grades 9–12 on two campuses, West Campus for 9th grade students and Senior Campus for grades 10–12. It is the largest school in the area with one of the highest populations in California.

Paramount USD, of which this is the sole comprehensive high school, includes all of Paramount and sections of Bellflower, Compton, Lakewood, Long Beach, and South Gate.

Campuses

West Campus, which serves ninth grade students, located at 14708 Paramount Blvd.
Senior Campus, which serves grades 10–12, located at 14429 Downey Ave.

Curriculum

Paramount High School offers a comprehensive curriculum. A number of Advanced Placement classes are available for interested students.

Reconstruction

On 2008, Paramount High School has Renovations, Modernizations, and New Constructions. The $72 Million high school program includes a new athletic stadium, field house, mini gym, academic/science classroom building, and library/media center. The first phrase of program scheduled for construction is the athletic stadium and field house. The project incorporates solar power into all new buildings.

The site was completed in 2010.

Athletics

The Paramount Pirates play in the San Gabriel Valley League against Lynwood, Downey, Warren, Dominguez and Gahr. The Paramount boys' soccer team was 2010 Division III and State Regional Division I CIF champions. The Paramount boys' soccer team won CIF for 3 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012) thus given the nickname, the 3-peat champs. In 2012, they also won State Regional Champions. The Paramount wrestling team was 2011 Division VI CIF runner-up. In 2012, the Paramount boys varsity tennis won the first ever 4-peat in tennis. The recent years that tennis has won league, was in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. The Pirates have also won CIF state for boys soccer in 2017.

Notable alumni

Dante Basco – actor, singer
Timothy DeLaGhetto – actor, comedian, rapper, YouTube personality
Charles Huerta – professional boxer
Brian Hunter – MLB player
Cassh Maluia – NFL player
Leon Neal – NFL player, running back
Antonio Pierce – NFL player, linebacker, Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach
Roy Riegels – College football player known for his infamous "Wrong Way" run
Rico Smith Jr. – NFL player, wide receiver
Adán Chalino Sánchez – singer
Jeff Sellers – MLB player
YG – rapper
Gil Velazquez – professional baseball player
J Boog - reggae singer/artist

References

"Paramount High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
Morales, Robert. (November 15, 2013). "Andre Ward dominates Edwin Rodriguez, winning wide unanimous decision". [[Los Angeles Daily News]].
Sondheimer, Eric. (April 19, 2010). "Paramount to honor Brian Hunter". Los Angeles Times.
Wagner, Dick. (November 29, 1990). "Paramount Star Sets Example in Class, Too". Los Angeles Times.
Allen, Scott. (February 7, 2014). "Report: Long Beach Poly hires former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce as next coach". [[USA Today]].
Gurza, Agustin. (April 3, 2004). "To His Fans, Sanchez Was Family". Los Angeles Times.
Cafardo, Nick. (February 21, 1988). "Smith's ready to achieve some fame". [[The Telegraph (Nashua).

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