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Schools in Zip Code 90221

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At a glance

Schools

7,639

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFoster Elementary391^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roosevelt Elementary up 752 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Optimal Christian Academy 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 90221 include 14 elementary, middle, high and alternative schools enrolling 7,327 students, with school sizes ranging from 51 to 1,582. The results vary sharply across the area: the highest and lowest all-grades proficiency rates differ by 83 percentage points in English language arts (ELA), 74 in math and 72 in science. The most important finding is that students’ reported academic outcomes differ substantially depending on the school.

Early College Middle leads in all-grades ELA at 90%, while Foster Elementary leads in math at 77% and science at 73%. Foster’s results are also strong within its grades: in grade 5, 85% were proficient in ELA, 77% in math and 73% in science. At the other end, Cesar Chavez Continuation High had the lowest all-grades results—7% ELA, 3% math and 1% science. Its 11th-grade results were also below state results in all three subjects. Across the 13 schools with current results, equal-school averages were 54% in ELA and 44% in math, above state results by 5 and 6 percentage points; the 31% science average was 5 points below the state.

Results improved on average from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but not at every school: among 12 schools with both years of results, average gains were 4 points in ELA, 5 in math and 6 in science. Foster rose 10, 14 and 22 points, respectively, while Compton Early College High fell 9, 17 and 22 points. Despite that decline, it reported 100% graduation and 1% chronic absenteeism; Thurgood Marshall improved but still had low results and 97% chronic absenteeism. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose for Foster, from the 60th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 93rd in 2025–2026, while Compton Early College High moved from the 95th to the 75th percentile. All schools reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025, ranging from 85% at Foster to 95% at Lifeline Education Charter; these figures are context, not an explanation of results. All-grades results combine different grade spans, so grade-matched comparisons are more useful when available.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)		CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	700 North Bullis Rd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)			17.7			29.4			5.9			17.7			35.4	25.9	44.2		34.2	66.7	89.5	85.4	63.6	47.2	62.7	60.5	68.0	94.1	71.9	79.2	30.9	24.5	43.1	44.2	55.1	96%	0%	$42,159	$40,886	$1,273
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
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	54.9	922^nd of 2135 public high schools	56.8%		46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%	184																	29.7	8.3	28.9							59.4	59.4							26.8	26.8			$20,680	$16,680	$4,000
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	48	2719^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.3%		40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%	464															15.3	23.5			18.7	47.8	48.2	40.9	33.3	53.1	37.3		42.4	65.2	58.9	38.9	29.5	34.4	39.2		44.0	76%	0%	$19,018	$14,406	$4,612
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	398	16	24.8	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	351 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94.3	391^st of 5817 public elementary schools	93.3%		83.3	1000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%	609															73.3				73.3	66.3	81.0	85.0					75.9	74.2	82.8	76.7					77.5	≥ 98%		$19,937	$15,280	$4,657
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	61.3	2019^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.3%		55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%	254															32.9	36.1			34.3	55.2	50.0	63.3	46.3	58.1	77.1		58.0	60.3	27.6	50.6	43.3	58.1	50.8		47.9	96%	0%	$17,875	$13,456	$4,419
Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 North Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	440	18	24.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	412 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.5	2235^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.6%		56.4	2233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%	2															19.3				19.3	47.5	46.8	52.6	34.4				46.7	70.5	46.8	47.4	34.4				51.9	≥ 98%		$20,505	$15,886	$4,619
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	50.1	2604^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%	752															29.5	19.3			24.6	34.1	41.0	44.3	44.9	36.2	47.4		41.7	50.0	44.3	44.3	42.9	27.7	28.1		39.5	97%	0%	$19,032	$14,350	$4,682
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.6	1339^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.1%		54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%	269																25.8			25.8				44.6	39.1	36.4		39.6				29.4	33.0	52.0		39.3			$22,868	$18,110	$4,758
Early College Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Alondra Blvd. Compton	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	177^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.5%		95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%	37																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
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8.2	2044^th of 2135 public high schools	4.3%		11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%	122																	1.0	0.0	0.9							7.0	7.0							3.2	3.2			$23,376	$19,602	$3,774
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)																	18.8		18.8							37.5	37.5							30.8	30.8			$5,437	$66	$5,371
Clinton William Jefferson	Public	K-8	6500 Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-7912	692	27	25.2	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	660 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61.3	2020^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.3%		58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%	130															29.0	40.3			33.1	58.9	58.0	42.1	63.1	81.3	77.4		61.1	58.1	61.7	29.0	50.8	62.5	62.9		52.1	97%	0%	$17,496	$13,264	$4,232
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	1200 E Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	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%)	74	542^nd of 2135 public high schools	74.6%		94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%	442																	37.6		38.1							80.0	80.0							36.0	36.0			$24,967	$21,442	$3,525
Compton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	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)																											27.3								18.2
Optimal Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-8	1300 E Palmer St	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 603-0378	175	13	11.3	—	0 (0.0%)	142 (81.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																				≥ 95%
Our Lady Of Victory School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	601 E Palmer St	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 631-1320	117	10	11.8	—	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	107 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Epiphany Academy Nonpublic School	Private, Nonsectarian	7-12	302 N Long Beach Blvd	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 885-1469	20	2	10.0	—	1 (5.0%)	9 (45.0%)	10 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 90221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Beach	0.35 mi	80	410^th
Compton	0.6 mi	44	344^th
Paramount	1.49 mi	14	581^st
Lynwood	2.24 mi	18	693^rd
Carson	2.84 mi	26	331^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.