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Bunche Middle

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Bunche Middle ranks 1523 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Bunche Middle is a public middle school serving 286 students in grades 6-8 within the Compton Unified School District, and it has shown a remarkable academic turnaround in recent years, climbing from among the lowest-performing schools in the state to now performing near the state average.

The school's most impressive achievement is its near-elimination of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of just 1.5% that is far better than the district and state averages and among the best of all nearby schools. It also shows particular strength in supporting specific student groups, with its African American, special education, and low-income students performing well above average for similar groups statewide. However, significant academic challenges remain, especially in science, where proficiency is very low, and in math, where scores lag behind district and state averages.

Interesting comparisons within the same district highlight both the school's progress and ongoing gaps; while Bunche Middle has made steep gains, other Compton Unified schools like Willowbrook Middle and Davis Middle perform at much higher levels academically. This occurs even though Bunche Middle spends more per student than most schools in the analysis, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as specific programs and school culture, are critical drivers of student success.

286

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,470

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12338 Mona Blvd.
Compton, CA 90222-1320

(310) 898-6010

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Bunche Middle usually attend:

High:

Centennial High

Feeder schools for Bunche Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Martin Luther King Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

16.1%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,523^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1523 of 2761	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2079 of 2783	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1921 of 2781	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2545 of 2740	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2556 of 2715	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2421 of 2480	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	2462 of 2508	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	2183 of 2497	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	2256 of 2477	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	2221 of 2379	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	2072 of 2259	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1860 of 2236	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1863 of 2179	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1816 of 2063	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	1870 of 2005	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	1909 of 1999	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	1666 of 1804	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	1569 of 1777	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	1558 of 1769	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	100 of 609	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	307 of 627	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	243 of 613	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	545 of 637	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	616 of 643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	598 of 600	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	1423 of 1531	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1022 of 1491	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1340 of 1369	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	483 of 1478	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	741 of 1521	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	1098 of 1540	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1403 of 1442	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1332 of 1364	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1467 of 2533	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1921 of 2551	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1924 of 2531	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2346 of 2509	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2253 of 2380	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	2238 of 2262	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1112 of 2395	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	1502 of 2388	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1306 of 2374	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2103 of 2359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2044 of 2213	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2020 of 2072	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	972 of 2542	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	1751 of 2579	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1399 of 2531	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2253 of 2458	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2191 of 2369	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2175 of 2230	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1374 of 2534	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1934 of 2552	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1627 of 2538	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2342 of 2527	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2317 of 2407	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2221 of 2273	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	477 of 1566	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	753 of 1552	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	700 of 1531	54.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)84th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%		24.1	2079^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	556		8.3	8.3		35.9	46.7	45.2	43.3		23.1	39.4	26.1	30.0	$25,470	$20,486	$4,984
Willowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	304	11	28.0	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.5%)	260 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		95.1	150^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	10		52.9	52.9		80.4	98.1	87.3	88.7		71.1	67.0	62.8	66.9	$4,791	$818	$3,973
Davis Middle	Public	6-8	621 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6020	520	20	26.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	75 (14.4%)	437 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	1135^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	364		9.9	9.9		50.8	63.0	49.4	55.2		56.2	57.2	44.2	52.6	$18,677	$14,430	$4,247
Hosler Middle	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	754	35	21.2	95.5%	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	715 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17.5	2339^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.3%		17.8	2355^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	16		8.3	8.3			30.1	20.3	24.9			20.5	15.2	17.7	$21,028	$18,120	$2,908
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	882	35	25.5	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	850 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19.1	2263^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%		21.2	2211^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	52		11.0	11.0			34.9	23.8	29.6			20.3	9.1	14.9	$17,991	$15,118	$2,873
KIPP Philosophers Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1999 East 102nd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-6664	398	19	20.9	92.0%	9 (2.3%)	173 (43.5%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	16.2	2393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	13.3%		26.6	1972^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	421	13.2	18.0	16.5	23.1	14.0	26.4	27.9	23.2	13.2	8.6	11.6	15.0	12.1
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41		13.6	13.6		34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2		18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$34,762	$32,074	$2,688
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5500	618	41	15.0	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		12	2586^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	62		10.5	10.5		20.2	18.1	17.0	18.3		19.9	11.1	9.1	13.0	$49,619	$46,536	$3,083
Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	30.4	1813^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.3%		46.6	1261^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.7%	552		14.3	14.3		24.1	50.9	42.9	38.5		8.6	31.6	10.7	18.2	$34,072	$32,808	$1,264
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4450	441	22	19.7	95.9%	2 (0.5%)	87 (19.7%)	348 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.5	2377^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.9%		21	2219^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	158		10.5	10.5		19.5	25.9	32.6	26.3		3.9	20.3	12.6	12.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunche Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bunche Middle?

Students at Bunche Middle are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Bunche Middle in?

Compton Unified

How many students attend Bunche Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Bunche Middle.

Is Bunche Middle a good school?

Bunche Middle ranks 1523^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bunche Middle attend?

Students who attend Bunche Middle usually go on to attend Centennial High

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