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Willowbrook Middle

Public Grades 6-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 95% of California middle schools

Summary

Willowbrook Middle is a public school serving 304 students in grades 6-8 within the Compton Unified district, and it stands out as a top-performing California middle school that has achieved a remarkable academic turnaround in recent years.

The school's academic results are exceptional, especially when compared to other local schools. For example, 88.74% of Willowbrook students are proficient in English Language Arts, which is more than double the rate of many nearby charter schools like Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle and significantly higher than other Compton Unified schools such as Enterprise Middle and Bunche Middle. This excellence extends to mathematics and science, and the school is ranked #1 in the state for its effectiveness with African American students and highly for its work with Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students.

Beyond test scores, Willowbrook fosters an incredibly engaged student community, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.7%, far lower than the district and state averages. Impressively, the school achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools, demonstrating a highly effective use of resources. Its journey from one of the state's lowest-ranked schools to the top 5% serves as a powerful model of what is possible in public education.

304

Students ?

28.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,169

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 North Wilmington Ave.
Compton, CA 90222-2004

(310) 604-2706

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Willowbrook Middle usually attend:

High:

Centennial High

Feeder schools for Willowbrook 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 — 11th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 84 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg41%

California avg41%

140^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 91 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)100th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)12th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science53%+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 (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 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
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	$17,169	$3,663	$13,506
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	$25,914	$4,477	$21,437
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	$24,626	$3,853	$20,773
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	$28,330	$2,284	$26,046
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%)	42.5	1407^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%		44.3	1333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	52.1%	74		33.8	33.8		38.3	42.5	41.7	40.9		32.0	30.7	21.4	27.8	$19,234	$3,064	$16,170
Enterprise Middle	Public	6-8	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%)	33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%		20.8	2228^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.9%	541		22.4	22.4		29.8	34.9	41.2	35.9		29.8	18.5	30.3	25.8	$27,891	$4,833	$23,058
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90059	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%)	21.2	2176^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22.7	2141^st of 2783 public middle schools	23.1%	35		17.0	17.0		27.1	29.9	29.3	28.9		13.1	13.5	23.3	16.9	$24,235	$2,343	$21,892
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	$27,120	$4,771	$22,349
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	$20,825	$1,285	$19,540
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	$18,083	$1,640	$16,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Willowbrook Middle

How many students attend Willowbrook Middle?

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

What is the racial makeup of Willowbrook Middle?

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

Is Willowbrook Middle a good school?

Yes. Willowbrook Middle ranks in the top 5.1% of California middle schools.

What district is Willowbrook Middle in?

Compton Unified

What high school do graduates of Willowbrook Middle attend?

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

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