High Schools in Compton Unified

Compton Unified has six high schools serving grades 9–12, including early-college, continuation and community-day schools. In 2025–26, the five schools with reported scores averaged 50% in English language arts (ELA), close to the state’s 49%, but averaged 23% in math versus 38% statewide and 23% in science versus 36%. The most important finding is the wide variation between schools, especially in ELA and science.

Compton Early College High led the group in all three subjects, with 80% in ELA, 36% in math and 38% in science; its ELA score was 31 points above the state, while its math score was 2 points below. At the other end, Cesar Chavez Continuation High scored 7% in ELA, 3% in math and 1% in science. The gap between these two schools was 73 points in ELA, 33 in math and 37 in science. Cesar Chavez also had an 86% graduation rate, a 14% dropout rate and 98% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26; Compton Early College reported 100% graduation and 1% chronic absenteeism.

Recent trends are mixed: Compton High had the largest math gain, up 9 points, and improved 11 points in science, while Compton Early College fell 9 points in ELA, 17 in math and 22 in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 42 to 60 for Compton High and fell from 93 to 75 for Compton Early College. Staffing and income figures are context, not explanations: Compton Early College’s student-teacher ratio was 30.8, compared with 17.3 at Cesar Chavez, and the five schools reporting the same measure—free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25—ranged from 85% to 92%. Compton Community Day High has current ELA and science scores suppressed and no current math score listed.