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Thurgood Marshall

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

1933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 11% of California alternative schools

Summary

Thurgood Marshall is a very small, K-12 alternative school of 51 students within the Compton Unified district, serving a community with high economic need.

The school faces profound challenges, most critically a chronic absenteeism rate of 89.3%, meaning nearly 9 out of 10 students miss a significant amount of school; this rate is many times higher than the district and state averages and is the primary driver of its severe academic struggles. Proficiency rates in English, math, and science are all in the single digits or low teens, far below comparisons, and the school has a high and fluctuating dropout rate of 21.7%. Notably, these outcomes persist despite Thurgood Marshall having the highest per-student spending ($28,912) among nearby alternative schools, indicating that resources alone are not solving its core issues.

This situation stands in stark contrast to other local alternative schools, which achieve much stronger results with similar or fewer resources. For instance, Lifeline Education Charter (2 miles away) has a 98% graduation rate and 60.5% ELA proficiency, and Compton STEP (within the same district) has a far lower chronic absenteeism rate of 26.1%. These comparisons show that the challenges at Thurgood Marshall are not inevitable, highlighting a critical need for targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement as a foundation for any academic progress.

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,912

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15301 San Jose Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-3131

(310) 898-6340

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

African American:

29.4%

Pacific Islander:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2011 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,933^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	11.7	1933 of 2162	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1513 of 2159	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1649 of 2170	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1995 of 2123	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1668 of 2133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1731 of 2017	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	2017 of 2021	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	2101 of 2367	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	2063 of 2281	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	1910 of 2238	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1913 of 2117	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1776 of 2063	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1507 of 1968	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.4	1641 of 1901	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1609 of 1653	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	465 of 522	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1883 of 1906	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1056 of 1915	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1542 of 1915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1778 of 1858	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1677 of 1900	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1099 of 1902	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1317 of 1917	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1742 of 1861	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1228 of 1814	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1450 of 1742	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1739 of 2013	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1355 of 2026	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1497 of 2030	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1804 of 1943	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1447 of 1937	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1554 of 1862	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1590 of 1942	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1757 of 1916	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1486 of 1834	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thurgood Marshall	Public, Alternative	K-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	51	3	16.6	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (29.4%)	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												2.9		2.9							12.1	12.1							5.9	5.9				$28,912	$2,713	$26,199
Paramount Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15110 California Ave	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 602-6035	0	1	58.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																		$26,577	$16,193	$10,384
Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	698	30	22.9	95.0%	8 (1.1%)	105 (15.0%)	584 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	43.8	43.8	18.8	18.8	37.5	37.5	31.3	31.3	87.5	23.7	21.8	28.0		24.9	48.1	85.4	81.1	61.4	51.8	56.1	54.7	60.5	63.5	61.0	75.7	20.5	30.4	31.6	28.0	41.7	97.3			$24,546	$1,072	$23,474
Compton STEP	Public, Alternative	K-12	417 West Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	15	2	7.6	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																						25.0								27.8				$23,877	$3,703	$20,174
Bellflower Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	16703 South Clark Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 866-9011	9	3	3.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																		$66,126	$2,455	$63,671
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10039 East Palm St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 804-6565	280	13	21.9	71.1%	25 (8.9%)	26 (9.3%)	190 (67.9%)	15 (5.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.4%)								(n/a)										50.0	19.1			30.0	71.4	69.0	72.2	74.2	87.0	90.5		75.3	64.3	55.2	55.6	51.6	56.5	47.6		51.4				$20,544	$2,216	$18,328
Compton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	0	1	1.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																		$28,764	$5,646	$23,118
Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,257	75	16.7	97.5%	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,223 (97.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)								(n/a)										24.6	8.2	35.8	9.1	23.2	33.3	27.6	47.1	33.3	31.4	26.6	45.5	35.5	37.7	16.7	23.5	16.3	15.9	8.1	24.6	19.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	$22,611	$4,914	$17,697
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	878	43	20.1	87.5%	46 (5.2%)	120 (13.7%)	647 (73.7%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (5.0%)								(n/a)										18.6	27.0	26.3		25.1	32.3	32.6	27.9	34.3	33.7	35.7	39.7	34.6	25.0	31.0	20.0	41.8	38.6	35.4	36.8	34.5				$18,598	$3,144	$15,454
City of Angels	Public, Alternative	K-12	221 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 415-8350	1,058	49	21.4	87.2%	95 (9.0%)	110 (10.4%)	781 (73.8%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)								(n/a)											13.3	13.4	9.5	13.3				19.2	34.8	31.8	40.7	36.4				7.4	19.7	8.1	7.4	10.1				$17,745	$2,934	$14,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Thurgood Marshall

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall?

Students at Thurgood Marshall are 65% Hispanic, 29% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Is Thurgood Marshall a good school?

Thurgood Marshall ranks in the bottom 10.6% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall?

In the 2024-25 school year, 51 students attended Thurgood Marshall.

What district is Thurgood Marshall in?

Compton Unified

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