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Compton Early College High

Public Grades 9-12

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 95% of California high schools

Summary

Compton Early College High is a standout public high school serving 556 students in grades 9-12 within the Compton Unified district, where it has achieved a remarkable 100% graduation rate for five straight years and consistently ranks among the top 5-15% of all California high schools.

The school's success is clear in its test scores, with 89% of students proficient in English (far above the 51% district average) and 60% proficient in Science, the highest among nearby schools. It also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 98th-99th percentile statewide for Hispanic students and students from low-income families. A key indicator of student engagement is its near-perfect attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.9%, dramatically lower than schools like Jordan High (49.1%) or even the high-performing King/Drew Medical Magnet High (20.6%).

This exceptional performance is linked to its early college model, which allows students to earn college credits. It outperforms other local schools, including Centennial High in the same district, suggesting its approach is particularly effective. Interestingly, it achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio than most peers, highlighting the impact of its specialized program and culture on student outcomes.

556

Students ?

30.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,302

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 North Wilmington Ave.
Compton, CA 90222-2004

(310) 604-2706

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

African American:

11.3%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2018 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 31 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg41%

California avg41%

100^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 8 pts since 2018

From top 12% (2018) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	100 of 2162	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	148 of 2159	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	195 of 2170	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	293 of 2123	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	327 of 2133	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	252 of 2017	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.1	29 of 517	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	12 of 521	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	70 of 522	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	198 of 592	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	94.8	26 of 582	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	124 of 1906	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	206 of 1915	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	220 of 1915	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	409 of 1858	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	421 of 1833	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	422 of 1760	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	29 of 1900	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	31 of 1902	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	43 of 1917	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	69 of 1861	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	58 of 1814	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	60 of 1742	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	30 of 2013	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	49 of 2026	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	61 of 2030	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	96 of 1943	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	134 of 1937	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	67 of 1862	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	120 of 1942	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	102 of 1948	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	139 of 1963	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	131 of 1916	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	184 of 1880	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	114 of 1834	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		93.3	148^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	48		60.0		60.0				89.2	89.2				53.1	53.1	$26,302	$2,917	$23,385
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	399^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	41		46.5		46.4				74.7	74.7				39.4	39.4	$20,039	$3,423	$16,616
Centennial High	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	37	1328^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%		32.4	1437^th of 2159 public high schools	33.4%	109		18.8		18.1				52.0	52.0				9.0	9.0	$24,097	$3,596	$20,501
New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		42.2	1187^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	395	46.2		24.2	33.9	0.0	22.7	18.5	53.3	28.9	0.0	0.0	29.6	30.0	18.9	$23,677	$3,068	$20,609
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		61.1	741^st of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	5		36.7		36.2				63.6	63.6				22.5	22.5	$28,334	$4,248	$24,086
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 Wilmington Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technical Academy High Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 744-2122	474	24	19.5	92.8%	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.7%)	404 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	33.4	1415^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.8	1297^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	118		16.4		15.8				45.8	45.8				11.0	11.0	$19,165	$1,946	$17,219
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center	Public	12	14024 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6668	196	19	10.1	95.4%	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.4%)	153 (78.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$68,354	$8,744	$59,610
Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.1	1379^th of 2162 public high schools	36.2%		15.8	1797^th of 2159 public high schools	16.8%	418	4.8	25.7		12.1	16.0	37.0	29.0	42.9	30.4	6.0	13.0	8.1	5.7	8.5	$32,617	$2,177	$30,440
Thomas Riley High	Public	7-12	1524 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-6692	23	3	9.1	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$91,757	$15,427	$76,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Compton Early College High

Is Compton Early College High a good school?

Yes! Compton Early College High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 100^th of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend Compton Early College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Compton Early College High.

What is the racial makeup of Compton Early College High?

Students at Compton Early College High are 87% Hispanic, 11% African American.

What district is Compton Early College High in?

Compton Unified

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