Elementary Schools in Compton Unified

Summary:

Compton Unified serves 10,544 students across 21 elementary schools, nearly all spanning grades K-8, in an area where economic disadvantage is widespread, with over 80% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch at every school.

Academic performance varies significantly between schools, with Foster Elementary, Tibby Elementary, and Laurel Street Elementary standing out as top performers, each earning 4-star ratings and exceeding state averages in English and math; Foster, in particular, shows remarkable strength in science and has improved its statewide ranking dramatically. Schools like Emerson Elementary and Rosecrans Elementary face greater challenges, with lower proficiency rates and rankings.

Key factors for parents to consider include chronic absenteeism, which is notably low at the highest-performing schools, and a district-wide need for improvement in science education. While Compton Unified as a whole outperforms the state in English and math, the gap between the highest and lowest achieving schools suggests that specific school programs, leadership, and culture play a major role in student success within this community.

District Detail

501 South Santa Fe Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-3814

(310) 639-4321

SchoolDigger Rank:
634^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 16,304

Primary Schools: 21
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-8	2210 East 130th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6110	451	18	25.1	90.9%	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.8%)	410 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	52.7	2453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		45.3	2845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	392	7.8	27.3	14.4	58.0	57.7	41.3	43.8	92.3	60.6	55.9	70.0	61.5	20.6	34.4	61.5	36.4	46.5	96.0						$22,153	$3,646	$18,507
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2							$24,032	$4,293	$19,739
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	92.0	$24,221	$5,019	$19,202
Carver Elementary	Public	K-8	1425 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6150	293	9	32.5	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	58 (19.8%)	234 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.5	3379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		48.1	2662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	717	8.6	20.8	13.6	46.2	45.7	22.9	37.5	51.3	50.0	42.1	69.2	31.4	11.4	41.7	48.7	20.8	36.6	89.3	92.9			89.3	92.9	$26,180	$4,622	$21,558
Dickison Elementary	Public	K-8	905 North Aranbe St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6160	681	28	24.3	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.2%)	620 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	49.4	2628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		37.7	3322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	694	19.4	13.6	18.1	59.6	42.4	52.2	38.3	50.0	42.9	48.9	46.3	41.2	26.4	35.4	45.5	31.8	38.7	91.3	93.5			92.4		$21,450	$3,451	$17,999
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 West El Segundo Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6330	358	15	23.8	88.5%	2 (0.6%)	84 (23.5%)	260 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	72.2	1510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		61.9	1985^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	475	38.2		38.2	80.4	55.3	50.0	41.9			58.4	86.5	44.7	44.1	55.8			60.5							$22,071	$3,652	$18,419
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		22.6	4614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	1431	16.4	9.2	12.5	43.8	38.4	30.8	34.9	25.0	33.9	34.6	57.8	41.3	23.6	27.9	17.2	21.5	32.2	95.4				96.9		$22,008	$3,564	$18,444
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	398	16	24.8	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	351 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	1000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		54	2346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	1346	51.6		51.6	51.6	72.6	73.8				65.8	59.4	75.8	55.7				63.6	92.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.9	94.6	$26,100	$4,084	$22,016
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	2508 East 133rd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6190	642	24	27.2	86.9%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	613 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53.8	2379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		49	2608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	229	22.0	36.4	28.4	61.6	49.4	42.7	50.8	43.2	82.1	54.3	82.9	32.1	23.2	40.6	50.0	59.7	47.5	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3		$21,237	$3,281	$17,956
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.7	2361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	88	28.6	25.4	27.3	42.1	42.1	48.2	55.4	59.7	69.5	51.8	52.0	39.5	47.6	43.1	39.7	37.3	43.6							$21,770	$3,375	$18,395
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$21,612	$3,955	$17,657
Martin Luther King Elementary	Public	K-6	2270 East 122nd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6430	336	14	24.0	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.6%)	271 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	46.1	2826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		34.3	3574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	748	11.8		11.8	49.1	50.0	37.3	55.6			47.0	47.4	41.3	25.5	37.0			38.1							$23,524	$4,015	$19,509
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0							$23,158	$4,045	$19,113
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25.0	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	3630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.3	4087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	457	19.7	13.0	17.0	34.6	40.7	39.4	43.9	50.0	43.5	41.3	29.1	41.8	28.8	9.8	33.3	21.7	28.1	90.9					94.6	$24,075	$3,713	$20,362
Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 North Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	440	18	24.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	412 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.4	2233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.4	2711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	478	27.4		27.4	45.1	41.9	47.9	61.8			47.5	59.7	25.8	47.2	67.7			48.3							$23,323	$3,783	$19,540
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	3798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.6	3725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	9.6	15.4	10.8	41.0	35.4	40.4	33.3	69.0	61.5	43.5	42.5	33.3	19.2	27.3	51.7	53.9	34.4							$23,485	$4,420	$19,065
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.5	3403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	47	9.8	3.2	7.6	40.3	48.4	27.9	27.5	49.2	48.4	39.9	54.0	56.5	21.3	11.8	22.0	12.9	32.1	97.4				97.4		$23,320	$4,020	$19,300
Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-8	1301 North Acacia Ave.	Compton	90227	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6360	459	18	24.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	413 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.5	3844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		41.8	3085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	759	16.7	8.7	14.7	29.5	36.7	34.7	43.8	53.9	39.1	36.8	36.4	35.0	29.2	18.8	57.7	17.4	32.8	95.3				95.3	96.9	$22,201	$4,012	$18,189
Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	76.4	1320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.4	1391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	71	19.3	15.2	17.8	71.6	49.2	62.7	79.6	89.3	57.6	68.7	79.7	63.9	39.0	75.5	57.1	51.5	62.4	87.9	90.9	87.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	$22,358	$3,479	$18,879
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1421 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6390	268	11	25.0	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.2%)	217 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	49.4	2629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.4	2708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	79	20.0		20.0	46.4	36.4	45.7	50.0			44.2	71.4	39.4	31.4	37.5			44.2	82.9			94.3		91.4	$23,308	$3,642	$19,666
Clinton William Jefferson	Public	K-8	6500 Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-7912	692	27	25.2	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	660 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.7	2307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	157	21.7	27.3	23.7	42.4	56.4	40.2	75.8	78.1	72.7	58.1	47.1	64.5	32.3	51.6	48.4	70.9	51.2							$21,340	$3,366	$17,974

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles County Office of Education	0.55 mi	35
ISANA Achernar Academy District	0.57 mi	1	1179^th
Los Angeles Unified	1.06 mi	1018	791^st
Lynwood Unified	1.11 mi	17	1168^th
KIPP Compton Community District	1.13 mi	1	1487^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.