About Wesley Gaines
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Wesley Gaines is located in Paramount, CA and is one of 19 schools in Paramount Unified. It is a public school that serves 394 students in grades K-8.
Wesley Gaines made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Wesley Gaines's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Wesley Gaines had an API growth score of 828 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Wesley Gaines's 2009 base score was 765 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Wesley Gaines had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Wesley Gaines's students and teachers.
Wesley Gaines Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
88 %
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Black
7 %
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White
3 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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