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Compton High

Q: Is Compton High a good school?

Compton High ranks 1065 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1065^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Compton High is a public high school in Compton, California, serving 1,297 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Compton High's performance on standardized tests is generally lower than state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 59.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.96% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was 25.93%, compared to 30.5% statewide. However, the school's performance is mixed compared to nearby schools, as it outperforms Cesar Chavez Continuation High but lags behind Compton Early College High and Manuel Dominguez High in both subjects.

Compton High has also faced challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 36.8% in recent years. This is a significant concern, as it can negatively impact student learning and achievement. The school serves a predominantly minority student population, with 95.07% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While these challenges are not unique to Compton High, as many nearby schools in the Compton Unified and Lynwood Unified districts face similar issues, addressing them will require a comprehensive, collaborative approach to support student success.

1,438

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,396

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 S Acacia Ave
Compton, CA 90220-3702

(310) 898-6040

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

14.9%

Pacific Islander:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,065^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High 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	48.6	1065 of 2162	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	1254 of 2159	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1225 of 2170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1548 of 2123	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1538 of 2133	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1409 of 2017	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1464 of 2021	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1521 of 2039	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1428 of 1994	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	1565 of 2426	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.5	1562 of 2354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1578 of 2367	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1484 of 2281	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.7	1753 of 2238	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	1632 of 2117	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	1639 of 2063	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	1588 of 1968	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1488 of 1901	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1454 of 1653	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	272 of 523	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	234 of 517	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	260 of 521	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.5	443 of 522	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	485 of 592	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	462 of 582	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	814 of 1161	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	681 of 1117	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	716 of 1052	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	732 of 1085	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	683 of 1064	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	784 of 1044	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	536 of 941	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	574 of 938	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1083 of 1906	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1223 of 1915	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1133 of 1915	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1393 of 1858	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1302 of 1833	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1352 of 1760	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	698 of 1900	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	962 of 1902	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	919 of 1917	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	1270 of 1861	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1121 of 1814	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1168 of 1742	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	841 of 2013	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1047 of 2026	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	993 of 2030	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	1387 of 1943	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1351 of 1937	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1257 of 1862	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	890 of 1942	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	1129 of 1948	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1162 of 1963	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1456 of 1916	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1366 of 1880	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1274 of 1834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	269 of 1252	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	35.9	693 of 1216	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	601 of 1197	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science13%-20 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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compton High	Public	9-12	601 S Acacia Ave	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6040	1,438	56	25.8	91.9%	2 (0.1%)	214 (14.9%)	1,202 (83.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	48.6	1065^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		39.4	1254^th of 2159 public high schools	41.9%	189	13.2		12.8	59.8	59.8	25.9	25.9	$17,396	$13,702	$3,694
Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	700 North Bullis Rd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		52.3	941^st of 2159 public high schools	56.4%	165	14.5	0.0	14.1	55.5	55.5	25.5	25.5	$20,680	$16,680	$4,000
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		10.6	2034^th of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	112	3.3	3.3	3.3	7.6	7.6	6.7	6.7	$23,376	$19,602	$3,774
Jordan High	Public	9-12	6500 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-1471	2,272	104	21.7	74.0%	23 (1.0%)	331 (14.6%)	1,740 (76.6%)	104 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.9%)	30 (1.3%)	27.4	1541^st of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		26.6	1561^st of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	20		8.1	8.1	31.5	31.5	14.0	14.0	$26,453	$23,782	$2,671
Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,858	83	22.4	96.3%	12 (0.6%)	129 (6.9%)	1,706 (91.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	37.6	1318^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	1455^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	137		10.5	10.5	43.0	43.0	18.5	18.5	$19,312	$16,402	$2,910
Compton Community Day High	Public	9-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	6	2	2.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$3,135	$00	$3,135
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	1200 E Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		93.3	148^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	48	60.0		60.0	89.2	89.2	53.1	53.1	$24,967	$21,442	$3,525
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314		15.0	15.0	52.1	52.1	24.4	24.4	$17,957	$15,126	$2,831
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45		7.4	7.4	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	$32,300	$29,516	$2,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Compton High

What is the racial makeup of Compton High?

Students at Compton High are 84% Hispanic, 15% African American.

How many students attend Compton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,438 students attended Compton High.

What district is Compton High in?

Compton Unified

What schools feed into Compton High?

Compton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bursch Elementary
Elementary : Dickison Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Street Elementary
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary
Elementary : Ralph Bunche Elementary
Elementary : Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Rosecrans Elementary
Elementary : Tibby Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Davis Middle
Middle : Enterprise Middle

Is Compton High a good school?

Compton High ranks 1065^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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