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Mayo Elementary

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Mayo Elementary ranks 2233 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mayo Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 440 students in the Compton Unified district, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of sustained improvement, rising from the bottom quartile of California schools a decade ago to now ranking in the top 40%.

The school excels in mathematics and science, outperforming both district and state averages, and has made incredible strides in getting students to school regularly, slashing chronic absenteeism from over 35% to just 10%. This progress is especially notable because the school serves a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it performs particularly well for these students, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for its low-income subgroup. While nearby Foster Elementary scores higher overall, Mayo Elementary outperforms it in serving specific student groups and significantly outranks other local options like ISANA Achernar Academy or Soleil Academy Charter.

This success appears linked to effective use of resources, as the school spends more per student than many neighbors. While there's room to grow, especially in 4th-grade math, Mayo Elementary's consistent, multi-year gains demonstrate a stable and effective learning environment that is a strong choice for families in the area.

440

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,505

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 North Mayo Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-2112

(310) 898-6310

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Mayo Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manuel Dominguez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

5.5%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,233^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 21Elementary 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	56.4	2233 of 5857	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2711 of 5869	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	2245 of 5859	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2431 of 5883	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	2995 of 5789	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2869 of 5662	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	3486 of 5692	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	3694 of 5614	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.8	4443 of 5611	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	4316 of 5530	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	4785 of 5390	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.0	557 of 2585	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	622 of 2128	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	689 of 3162	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	1798 of 3245	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	460 of 3311	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	2257 of 3275	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2312 of 3246	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2714 of 5597	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	2805 of 5612	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2306 of 5609	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2381 of 5635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	2971 of 5492	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	2996 of 5413	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1115 of 5107	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1458 of 5107	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	936 of 5087	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	944 of 5084	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1449 of 4963	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1359 of 4830	71.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	74 of 356	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1232 of 5460	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	1843 of 5517	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	1130 of 5363	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1096 of 5264	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	1566 of 5173	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1608 of 5084	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1737 of 5628	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2384 of 5643	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	2015 of 5638	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	2286 of 5663	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	2796 of 5510	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2648 of 5431	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	1236 of 2420	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)79th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2019)78th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science27%-5 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
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							$20,505	$15,886	$4,619
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		$19,032	$14,350	$4,682
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	$19,937	$15,280	$4,657
Helen Keller Elementary	Public	K-6	3521 Palm Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5700	407	17	23.9	94.6%	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.6%)	371 (91.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	3276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		28.7	4048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	772	19.6		19.6	39.1	45.7	47.3	35.2			41.8	41.3	32.6	28.6	29.1			32.5	92.7	94.6		96.4	94.6	96.4	$21,461	$18,606	$2,855
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	$18,771	$14,312	$4,459
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		$16,460	$12,124	$4,336
ISANA Achernar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 East El Segundo Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	ISANA Achernar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 764-1234	407	19	21.2	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	124 (30.5%)	272 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	12.1	5494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		16.3	5186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	308	8.5	25.6	16.7	7.1	9.1	34.0	19.6	55.1	67.4	33.5	7.1	9.1	23.4	6.5	44.9	32.6	21.5
Soleil Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3900 Agnes Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Soleil Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 409-0801	385	14	27.5	75.1%	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.7%)	356 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27.3	4192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.3	4748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	556	13.7		13.7	35.1	25.0	41.2				33.5	29.8	33.9	19.6				28.1							$38,326	$37,496	$830
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-6	3300 Cedar Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1521	552	23	24.0	91.1%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.9%)	504 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29.9	3972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.2	3596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	376	14.9		14.9	34.7	38.9	34.3	37.5			36.5	36.1	36.7	10.3	18.2			26.4	93.0	96.5		95.4	95.4	96.5	$18,564	$15,704	$2,860
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	12315 Thorson Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1500	542	25	21.6	92.8%	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.9%)	490 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37.1	3402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		29.7	3952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	550	18.4		18.4	47.2	38.2	40.5	36.8			40.1	60.4	30.3	19.7	24.7			31.6	96.3						$19,480	$16,640	$2,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Mayo Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mayo Elementary?

Students at Mayo Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mayo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mayo Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manuel Dominguez High

How many students attend Mayo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Mayo Elementary.

Is Mayo Elementary a good school?

Mayo Elementary ranks 2233^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mayo Elementary in?

Compton Unified

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