Compton · Los Angeles County

Schools in Compton

Compton’s 22 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 22 schools

from 10th to 97th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Foster Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Lifeline Education Charter: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Laurel Street Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Mayo Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Ronald E. McNair Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Longfellow Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Kelly Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Rosecrans Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Emerson Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Anderson Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Dickison Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Jefferson Elementary: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Clinton, William Jefferson: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Washington Elementary: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • McKinley Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Tibby Elementary: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Martin Luther King Elementary: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Robert F. Kennedy Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Roosevelt Elementary: 56th percentile, Solid
  • Bursch Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • ISANA Achernar Academy: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • KIPP Compton Community: 10th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
12Solid
7Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 7 schools

from 45th to 92nd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Bunche Middle: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Early College Middle: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Davis Middle: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Bridges Preparatory Academy: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Lifeline Education Charter: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Whaley Middle: 61st percentile, Solid
  • ISANA Achernar Academy: 45th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
3Solid
3Strong

High · 6 schools

from 1st to 95th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Compton Early College High: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Manuel Dominguez High: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Lifeline Education Charter: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Compton High: 53rd percentile, Solid
  • Centennial High: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Thurgood Marshall: 1st percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
3Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 32 ranked schools teach more than one level, 1 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Compton

36 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Compton score highest?

Foster Elementary is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Compton

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

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Context

The average Compton elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

1 elementary school not ranked statewide
  • Compton STEPSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Compton score highest?

Bunche Middle is highest, at the 92nd percentile.

That’s higher than 92 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Compton

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

  • Bunche MiddleCompton Unified · Grade-to-grade gains
    92ndStrongScope Score 69
  • Early College MiddleCompton Unified · Broad base · Check how it admits students.
    91stStrongScope Score 66
  • Davis MiddleCompton Unified · Grade-to-grade gains
    85thStrongScope Score 58
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Context

The average Compton middle school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

1 middle school not ranked statewide
  • Compton Community Day MiddleCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

High schools

Which high schools in Compton score highest?

Compton Early College High is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Compton

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

Show the other 3 high schools
Context

The average Compton high school had 27 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

5 private schools have a Compton address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Compton rank highest?

Elementary: Foster Elementary, 97th percentile (Strong). Middle: Bunche Middle, 92nd percentile (Strong). High: Compton Early College High, 95th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Compton decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Compton good?

Compton’s 22 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 7 Strong, 12 Solid, 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Compton’s 7 public middle schools run from the 45th to the 92nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 3 Solid and 1 Developing. Compton’s 6 public high schools run from the 1st to the 95th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 3 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Compton compare with California?

The average Compton elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Compton middle school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Compton high school had 27 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Compton address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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