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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 2629 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 268 students in the Compton Unified School District, and it stands out as a school that has made remarkable, sustained improvements over the past decade.

The school's most impressive achievement is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 32.6% to just 3.9% in two years—far better than the district and state averages and lower than most nearby schools like Rosecrans Elementary and Martin Luther King Elementary. Academically, its math performance is solid, exceeding both district and state averages, and it shows particular strength in supporting its core student populations. This progress is even more notable when compared to local charter options such as KIPP Compton Community and ISANA Achernar Academy, which have significantly lower rankings.

While Washington Elementary has clear strengths, including higher per-student spending, it also faces areas for growth, such as science proficiency and ensuring consistent performance across all grade levels. The school's upward trajectory from a low-ranking school to a steady 3-star performer indicates effective strategies are in place, making it a compelling option for families in the community.

268

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,308

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1421 North Wilmington Ave.
Compton, CA 90222-3406

(310) 898-6390

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Compton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

17.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,629^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	49.4	2629 of 5857	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2708 of 5869	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	2770 of 5859	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	2995 of 5883	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4519 of 5789	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4797 of 5662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	4509 of 5692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	4327 of 5614	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	4841 of 5611	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	3464 of 5530	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	3280 of 5390	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	3161 of 5377	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	2765 of 5314	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	19.3	4480 of 5193	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	4967 of 5113	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	4999 of 5113	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	4775 of 4818	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	4796 of 4822	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	4716 of 4809	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	835 of 3311	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	27.0	2596 of 3246	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3884 of 5597	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3393 of 5612	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2390 of 5609	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	3255 of 5635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4470 of 5492	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4843 of 5413	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1423 of 5107	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1502 of 5107	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1298 of 5087	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1518 of 5084	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	2791 of 4963	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3659 of 4830	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1572 of 5460	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1806 of 5517	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1717 of 5363	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	1539 of 5264	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.4	3544 of 5173	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3995 of 5084	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	2167 of 5628	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	2056 of 5643	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	3020 of 5638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	2657 of 5663	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	4058 of 5510	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4252 of 5431	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)75th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
KIPP Compton Community	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 West 134th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	KIPP Compton Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 607-8811	783	32	24.7	76.1%	1 (0.1%)	503 (64.2%)	245 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	14.6	5304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		19.5	4907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	397	13.3		13.3	25.9	22.9	17.8	21.9			22.3	28.3	19.1	11.2	6.2			16.8	95.0			98.3	97.5	98.3	$21,589	$1,028	$20,561
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 17% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Compton Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 2629^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Compton High

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