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Compton High

Compton UnifiedComptonLos Angeles County90221
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
593 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,297 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
95%
Teachers
55 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic85.1%
White0.1%
Black13.6%
Other1.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Compton High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard13.5%
Met Standard29.4%
Below Standard57.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Compton High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's 8.3 points below the Compton Unified district average of 21.8%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.1% exceeded — 20.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
13.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
42.9%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
33.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
593
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th29619.9%39.9%24.0%16.2%59.8%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2977.1%18.9%24.6%49.5%25.9%

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score