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Early College Middle

Public Grades 6-8

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Early College Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Compton, a community in Southern Los Angeles County, and part of Compton Unified; it serves 304 students. Its most important distinction is that it led nearby schools in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026 and had the highest current-year SchoolDigger percentile among nearby schools with a reported ranking.

ELA is its clearest strength, while science is comparatively weaker—but the school was ahead of the district, state and nearby peers in every subject. Proficiency was 90% in ELA, 70% in math and 49% in science. Those results exceeded state rates by 41, 31 and 13 percentage points, respectively, and district rates by 36, 23 and 20 points. Compared with the best nearby result in each subject, Early College was ahead by 31 points in ELA, 14 in math and 17 in science: the comparison schools were Bunche Middle in ELA and science, and Davis Middle in math. Within the school, seventh-grade ELA was especially strong at 97%, while eighth-grade math was a relative soft spot at 50%.

Results have improved over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 8 percentage points, math 19 and science 24. Science did dip about 4 points from 2024–2025, so that recent change is worth watching. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from the 3rd percentile in 2017–2018 to the 94th percentile and 5 stars in 2025–2026. Other context: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 28, compared with a nearby-school average of 24.1, and 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These measures describe the school’s context but do not explain its results.

304

Students ?

28.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,791

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1200 East Alondra Blvd. Compto
Compton, CA 90221-4306

(310) 604-2706

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Early College Middle usually attend:

High:

Centennial High

Feeder schools for Early College Middle:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary
	Carver Elementary
	Ronald E. McNair Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

12.5%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 90 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg46%

California avg42%

174^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 90 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Compton Unified

352^nd of 968Compton 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
2026	93.6	174 of 2703	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	140 of 2761	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	150 of 2783	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	411 of 2781	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	548 of 2740	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	1377 of 2715	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.1	2396 of 2480	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	2358 of 2508	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	2408 of 2497	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	2387 of 2477	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	2120 of 2379	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	2062 of 2259	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	2073 of 2236	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	1990 of 2179	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	1885 of 2063	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	1776 of 2005	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1779 of 1999	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	1711 of 1804	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.5	1602 of 1777	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1388 of 1769	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.1	4 of 583	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	1 of 609	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	21 of 627	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	42 of 613	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	66 of 637	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	33.9	410 of 643	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	526 of 600	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	23.4	1206 of 1369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	23.4	1330 of 1364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	196 of 2483	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	129 of 2533	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	189 of 2551	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	464 of 2531	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	583 of 2509	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	1287 of 2380	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.4	2212 of 2262	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	22 of 2325	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	13 of 2395	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	9 of 2388	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	96 of 2374	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	127 of 2359	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	60.2	683 of 2213	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.1	1966 of 2072	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	36 of 2493	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	16 of 2542	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	35 of 2579	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	151 of 2531	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	156 of 2458	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	941 of 2369	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.0	2124 of 2230	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	138 of 2478	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	157 of 2534	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	150 of 2552	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	312 of 2538	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	385 of 2527	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	1277 of 2407	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2201 of 2273	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)99th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)12th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Mathematics70%+31 vs state

Science49%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Early College Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Alondra Blvd. Compto	Compton	90221	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%)	93.6	174^th of 2703 public middle schools	93.6%		95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%	34	49.1	49.1	84.3	97.0	88.7	89.9	80.0	74.8	50.0	69.8	$4,791	$818	$3,973
Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90220	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%)	72.5	615^th of 2703 public middle schools	77.2%		38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%	908	31.9	31.9	64.5	53.9	61.3	59.3	71.0	48.0	54.1	55.7	$25,470	$20,486	$4,984
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%)	66.6	766^th of 2703 public middle schools	71.7%		65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	5	30.3	30.3	40.9	63.2	52.4	53.1	51.6	72.7	44.7	56.0	$18,677	$14,430	$4,247
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	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%)								(n/a)
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	603 East 115th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1377	390	17	22.8	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	91 (23.3%)	286 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Enterprise Middle	Public	7-8	2600 West Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6030	182	10	18.0	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.1%)	123 (67.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26.7	1932^nd of 2703 public middle schools	28.5%		33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%	245	17.7	17.7		28.3	29.4	28.9		31.7	26.5	28.9	$30,838	$25,788	$5,050
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8613	464	25	18.7	96.8%	14 (3.0%)	72 (15.5%)	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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	—	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	16.5	2338^th of 2703 public middle schools	13.5%		12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%	186	16.4	16.4	33.1	25.6	18.9	25.5	19.9	14.7	11.4	15.1	$49,619	$46,536	$3,083
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%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)											$34,072	$32,808	$1,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Early College Middle

What is the racial makeup of Early College Middle?

Students at Early College Middle are 86% Hispanic, 13% African American.

Is Early College Middle a good school?

Yes. Early College Middle ranks in the top 6.4% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Early College Middle attend?

Students who attend Early College Middle usually go on to attend Centennial High

How many students attend Early College Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Early College Middle.

What district is Early College Middle in?

Compton Unified

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