Special education center · Compton Unified · Compton, California

Compton STEP

Compton · Pre-K–Adult · 15 students (2024–25)

A special education school: students are placed here through their IEP team, so we publish its results without a rating.

Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

The California School Campus Database records Compton Early College High, Compton High, Compton Community Day High and Compton Community Day Middle on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, with building heights from LA County, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

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Common questions

How are students placed here?

Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with Compton Unified. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

31 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (8 of 26), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 16.7% of students (5 of 30) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

How do I visit Compton STEP?

Call the office at (310) 639-4321 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Next steps. Evidence ↓

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

31 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 16.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 8 of 26 students counted for it; suspension: 5 of 30 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

31 in 100This school

8 of 26 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

16.7%

of students were suspended at least once (5 of 30).

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Compton STEP

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Black or African American students are the largest group here: 62%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Black or African American: 62%Unallocated share: 38%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Black or African American62%
  2. Hispanic or Latino—
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share38%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

87%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 13 of 15.

3teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

0%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Black or African American62%
Hispanic or Latino—
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 0% of teaching positions, 0 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How are students placed here?

Confirm placement with Compton Unified.

Office: (310) 639-4321Administrator: Tamara Carter
417 West Alondra Boulevard, Compton 90220

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm placement with Compton Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  2. Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?
  3. How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
  4. What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
  5. Which students finish with a regular diploma and which with a certificate of completion, and what does each lead to?

Office (310) 639-4321417 West Alondra Boulevard, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 5 · ELA · 20265suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
All Grades · ELA · 20261450%14.29%35.71%28.57%21.43%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 5 · Math · 20265suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
All Grades · Math · 20261464.29%14.29%50%21.43%14.29%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 12 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

10 grade–subject counts unavailable; 12 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 3–8 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 55suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 55suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2022–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1414%50%
2026 · Math1414%64%
2025 · English2015%25%
2025 · Math180%28%
2024 · English166%19%
2024 · Math150%0%
2023 · English157%13%
2023 · Math150%0%
2022 · English160%6%
2022 · Math160%6%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English——
2025 · Grade 4 · English5—
2025 · Grade 5 · English5—
2025 · Grade 6 · English——
2025 · Grade 7 · English4—
2025 · Grade 8 · English——
2025 · Grade 3 · Math——
2025 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math——
2025 · Grade 8 · Math——
2024 · Grade 3 · English4—
2024 · Grade 4 · English——
2024 · Grade 5 · English——
2024 · Grade 6 · English——
2024 · Grade 7 · English——
2024 · Grade 8 · English——
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math——
2024 · Grade 5 · Math——
2024 · Grade 6 · Math——
2024 · Grade 7 · Math——
2024 · Grade 8 · Math——
2023 · Grade 3 · English——
2023 · Grade 4 · English——
2023 · Grade 5 · English——
2023 · Grade 6 · English4—
2023 · Grade 7 · English——
2023 · Grade 8 · English4—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math——
2023 · Grade 4 · Math——
2023 · Grade 5 · Math——
2023 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math——
2023 · Grade 8 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English——
2022 · Grade 5 · English4—
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English5—
2022 · Grade 8 · English——
2022 · Grade 3 · Math——
2022 · Grade 4 · Math——
2022 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide6————

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 31 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 28 → 2025–26 · 16.7% (5 of 30) · +16.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Male—38 in 100
Black or African American—31 in 100
Students with disabilities—31 in 100
Low-income—31 in 100
All students—31 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot reported
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sectionsnot reported
Physics sectionsnot reported
Chemistry sectionsnot reported
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)14

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+2712Exceptional+4911Exceptional
Students with disabilities+2712Exceptional+5011Exceptional
English-only students+2311not categorized———
Low-income+3011Exceptional———

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+27 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

12 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional.

State model · math+49 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

11 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +49 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,556 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,179 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$3,135 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 15

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,278 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 61%Instruction support 10%Student services 7%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$229,307,16160.82%61%
Instruction support$39,404,35610.45%10%
Student services$25,793,9356.84%7%
Administration$32,432,4758.60%8%
Buildings & maintenance$47,638,19312.63%13%
Other$2,463,5130.65%1%
Total$377,039,634100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $377,039,634 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,556 per pupil
2020$15,360 per pupil
2019$15,206 per pupil
2018$13,338 per pupil
2017$12,258 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90220 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90220 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$82,335
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13%
ZIP-area population48,354
Median age34.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 90220 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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