Public school · Compton Unified · Compton, California

Manuel Dominguez High — Rating & test scores

Compton · 9–12 · 1,582 students (2024–25)

15301 South San Jose Avenue, 90221dominguezhs.compton.k12.ca.us ↗(562) 630-0142
66thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
62

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (362 of 370); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 370
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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1.3% of students (21 of 1,630) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,630. District and California figures are averages of school rates (7 Compton Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Compton Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Manuel Dominguez a good high school?

Manuel Dominguez High scores higher than 66 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 66th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 29 in 100 at the average Compton Unified high school. 1.3% of students (21 of 1,630) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 58% of low-income students in grade 11 at Manuel Dominguez High in Compton scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

54% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 27% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 310
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 310 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
41%
This school59%
California57%
Compton Unified54%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 310 tested

Advanced
10%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California32%
Compton Unified26%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 56% to 59% and math from 25% to 27%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202556%389 tested
→
202659%310 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202525%389 tested
→
202627%310 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school27%32%24%17%310
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Compton Unified23%31%21%25%1,221
Math, grade 11 · This school10%17%22%51%310
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Compton Unified10%16%19%55%1,208

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202659%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202627%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 27% in 2017 to 59% in 2026. In math, it went from 5% in 2017 to 27% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201727%
377 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201830%
359 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201939%
370 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202234%
440 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202343%
360 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202460%
350 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202556%
389 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202659%
310 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20175%
378 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20186%
359 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201910%
368 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202212%
439 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202315%
356 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202422%
359 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202525%
389 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202627%
310 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Manuel Dominguez’s results?

Compton Unified’s board decides Manuel Dominguez’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Manuel Dominguez in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Compton Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Compton Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 88% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 54% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 362 of 370 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

88%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 326 of 370 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 348 of 362 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

54% enrolled in college within 12 months · 410 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓39 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓87 · 21%
  • California community college76 · 19%
  • In-state private6 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled188 · 46%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 362 of 370 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 326 of 370 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 348 of 362 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
101
Admitted
89
Enrolled
26

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 83 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 66 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UC RiversideApplied 59 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 8
  • UC San DiegoApplied 45 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 39 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 38 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 35 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 101 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2024Applied 95 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2023Applied 115 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 110 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2021Applied 84 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2020Applied 69 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2019Applied 100 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2018Applied 88 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2017Applied 75 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2016Applied 57 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 14

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
307
Admitted
301
Enrolled
133

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 990 · Admitted 742 · Enrolled 230
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 736 · Admitted 702 · Enrolled 99
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 651 · Admitted 515 · Enrolled 70
  • Cal State LAApplied 533 · Admitted 492 · Enrolled 23
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 459 · Admitted 424 · Enrolled 26
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 239 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 8
  • San Diego StateApplied 216 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 113 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 91 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 67 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 66 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 64 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 40 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 37 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 33 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 307 · Admitted 301 · Enrolled 133
  • Fall 2024Applied 184 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled 90
  • Fall 2023Applied 212 · Admitted 203 · Enrolled 88
  • Fall 2022Applied 260 · Admitted 254 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2021Applied 175 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 68

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

17 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Compton Unified high school, 29 in 100 were. 1.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 273 of 1,593 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 1,630 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Compton Unified high school 2.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

17 in 100This school
29 in 100At the average Compton Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

273 of 1,593 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.3%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 1,630). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Manuel Dominguez

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 ↓

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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

62% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Manuel DominguezSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Hispanic or Latino262 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 62%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income291 tested58%Same group, California 49%
  • Black or African American42 tested40%Same group, California 42%
  • Students with disabilities33 tested15%Same group, California 19%
  • English learners41 tested2%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 29%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 86%2. Black or African American: 12%3. Two or more races: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino86%
  2. Black or African American12%
  3. Two or more races<1%
  4. White—
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

41% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 89 of 216 English learners41%
Compton Unified · 1,544 of 2,67958%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

92%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,448 of 1,582. California: 63%.

72teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Compton Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 291 tested in English, 290 in math
English58%+553%+949%
Math27%+225%+423%
Hispanic or Latino · 262 tested
English62%+656%+1349%
Math29%+326%+821%
Black or African American · 42 tested
English40%−242%−242%
Math17%−623%−219%
English learners · 41 tested in English, 44 in math
English2%−68%−68%
Math0%−44%−88%
Students with disabilities · 33 tested in English, 35 in math
English15%+312%−419%
Math6%+15%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Compton Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino86%
Black or African American12%
Two or more races<1%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
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: 90% of teaching positions, 67.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 74.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Manuel Dominguez, and how do I get in?

From Whaley Middle, Early College Middle and parts of Mayo Elementary and Bunche Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Whaley Middle 61st · Solid · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Early College Middle 91st · Strong · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Mayo Elementary

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Middle · part of its area
Bunche Middle 92nd · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Manuel Dominguez High

4 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (12)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Whaley Middle

Into Early College Middle

Into Bunche Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Emerson Elementary

    Assigned

    74th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Foster Elementary

    Assigned

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • Kelly Elementary

    Assigned

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • Roosevelt Elementary

    Assigned

    56th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Clinton, William Jefferson

    Assigned

    67th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Carver Elementary

    Assigned

    52nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Martin Luther King Elementary

    Assigned

    58th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Anderson Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    72nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    71% of the zone’s children

  • Jefferson Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    70th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    71% of the zone’s children

  • Mayo Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    82nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    52% of the zone’s children

  • Ronald E. McNair Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    27% of the zone’s children

  • Rosecrans Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    74th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    18% of the zone’s children

  • ISANA Achernar Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Whaley Middle

    Assigned

    61st percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

  • Early College Middle

    Assigned · Check how it admits students.

    91st percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Mayo Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    65% of the zone’s children

  • Bunche Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    92nd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    12% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Compton Unified which school serves your address.

School website: dominguezhs.compton.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (562) 630-0142Administrator: Caleb Oliver

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
15301 South San Jose Avenue, Compton 90221

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Compton Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 73% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (310 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 0% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (44 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (562) 630-014215301 South San Jose Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #497 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 7 in Compton Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)88%7720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math40%5318%
Chronically absent22 in 100565%
Suspension rate2.5% (43 of 1,719)555%
English learners: top level11%415%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256266#497California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1915 in 1000.9% (19 of 2,028)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2429 in 1006.0% (107 of 1,773)
2024–2522 in 1002.5% (43 of 1,719)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1131027%32%24%17%59%57%+2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1131010%17%22%51%27%32%−5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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 year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English31027%59%
2026 · Math31010%27%
2025 · English38925%56%
2025 · Math3898%25%
2024 · English35025%60%
2024 · Math3596%22%
2023 · English36019%43%
2023 · Math3564%15%
2022 · English44013%34%
2022 · Math4392%12%
2019 · English37011%39%
2019 · Math3682%10%
2018 · English3594%30%
2018 · Math3591%6%
2017 · English3773%27%
2017 · Math3781%5%

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 11 · English38956%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math38925%
2024 · Grade 11 · English35060%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math35922%
2023 · Grade 11 · English36043%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math35615%
2022 · Grade 11 · English44034%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math43912%
2019 · Grade 11 · English37039%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math36810%
2018 · Grade 11 · English35930%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math3596%
2017 · Grade 11 · English37727%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math3785%

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
Schoolwide3324%25%61%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income29158%+5+9
Hispanic or Latino26262%+6+13
English learners412%−6−6
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 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · −5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.5% (43 of 1,719) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (21 of 1,630) · −1.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female15 in 10019 in 100+4 in 100
Male14 in 10016 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American19 in 10022 in 100+3 in 100
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10016 in 100+2 in 100
Pacific Islander11 in 100——
Students with disabilities23 in 10029 in 100+6 in 100
English learners17 in 10023 in 100+6 in 100
Foster youth32 in 10054 in 100+22 in 100
Homeless44 in 10034 in 100−10 in 100
Low-income14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100
All students15 in 10017 in 100+2 in 100
Two or more races—43 in 100—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 88% · numerator 326 students classified Prepared · denominator 370 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 52% · AP-pathway numerator 171 · denominator 326 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 326 of 370 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
52%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
54%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202510189263.623.673.76
20249578273.793.894.08
202311587423.733.853.97
202211080443.693.854.01
20218465323.693.803.95
20206957283.643.783.90
201910044163.283.583.77
20188849193.513.763.93
20177526113.403.794.02
20165724143.303.753.92

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025355under 3
Berkeley2024216under 3
Berkeley202365195
Berkeley202246143
Berkeley2021249under 3
Davis20253914under 3
Davis202420133
Davis20232512under 3
Davis20222611under 3
Davis20212212under 3
Irvine20258315under 3
Irvine2024823011
Irvine2023963616
Irvine2022933417
Irvine2021633415
Los Angeles20256674
Los Angeles20247277
Los Angeles202390129
Los Angeles2022781111
Los Angeles202167127
Merced20253028under 3
Merced20242121under 3
Merced202333305
Merced20221413under 3
Merced202123224
Riverside202559558
Riverside20244833under 3
Riverside20234130under 3
Riverside202260323
Riverside20215631under 3
San Diego20254512under 3
San Diego20245733under 3
San Diego20234518under 3
San Diego202255279
San Diego202139133
Santa Barbara202538165
Santa Barbara20242613under 3
Santa Barbara20233715under 3
Santa Barbara20225115under 3
Santa Barbara20212811under 3
Santa Cruz20252819under 3
Santa Cruz20242214under 3
Santa Cruz202327164
Santa Cruz2022207under 3
Santa Cruz2021137under 3
Universitywide20251018926
Universitywide2024957827
Universitywide20231158742
Universitywide20221108044
Universitywide2021846532

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California3910%
California State University8721%
California community college7619%
In-state private61%
Out-of-state, 4-year133%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled18846%

410 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 54% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

School-level federal expenditures$865 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,582

Central federal expenditures attributed here$3,135 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,582

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 90221 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90221 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,937
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8%
ZIP-area population50,659
Median age33.5 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. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90221 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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