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Compton Unified schools

Compton Unified’s 25 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 25 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
  • Today's Fresh Start-Compton: 56th percentile, Solid
  • Carver Elementary: 52nd percentile, Solid
  • Ralph Bunche Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Bursch Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • ISANA Achernar Academy: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • KIPP Compton Community: 10th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
15Solid
7Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 8 schools

from 24th 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
  • Lifeline Education Charter: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Whaley Middle: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Today's Fresh Start-Compton: 52nd percentile, Solid
  • ISANA Achernar Academy: 45th percentile, Developing
  • Animo Compton Charter: 24th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
3Solid
3Strong

High · 7 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
  • Animo Compton Charter: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Thurgood Marshall: 1st percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
3Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 4 of the 35 ranked schools teach more than one level, 1 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 35 ranked schools
  • 4 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Compton Unified

39 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 Unified 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 Unified

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

Show the other 22 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Compton Unified had 8 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 Unified 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 Unified

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

  • Bunche MiddleCompton · Grade-to-grade gains
    92ndStrongScope Score 69
  • Early College MiddleCompton · Broad base · Check how it admits students.
    91stStrongScope Score 66
  • Davis MiddleCompton · Grade-to-grade gains
    85thStrongScope Score 58
Show the other 5 middle schools
Context

The average middle school in Compton Unified had 17 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 Unified 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 Unified

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

Show the other 4 high schools
Context

The average high school in Compton Unified had 29 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.

The district

Where does Compton Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Compton Unified spent $24,278 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Compton Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction61%
  • Instruction support10%
  • Student services7%
  • Administration8%
  • Buildings & maintenance13%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$304.6 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 107 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 70% of its $433.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 276 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 56% of the money. The plan itself puts 75% of it toward staff.

  • Fully-Credentialed, Appropriately Assigned Teachers $112.5 million
  • Core Services $46.8 million
  • Facilities in Good Repair $12.3 million
  • 104 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

21 of the plan’s 107 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $3.9 million
  • Math $6.3 million
  • Catch-up help $22.2 million
  • English learners $12.2 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • Summer School Program$7.9 million
  • Newcomer Services$3.8 million
  • Math Intervention and Supports for Unduplicated Students$3.4 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $102.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $92.8 million and estimates it spent $91.0 million, $1.8 million (2%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $10.5 million (4%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Math Intervention and Supports for Unduplicated Students, which went from $2.1 million to $3.4 million.

Largest increases

  • Math Intervention and Supports for Unduplicated Students+⁠$1.2 million
  • Access to Supplementary Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials, Supplies, and Resources+⁠$900,000
  • Targeted Classroom Interventions for Low-Income Students+⁠$840,000
What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 151%54%up 3 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 141%47%up 6 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 313 in 10010 in 1003 fewer in 100

Goal 4 tracks named schools and Goal 2 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Fully-Credentialed, Appropriately Assigned Teachers · $112,500,000
  • Core Services · $46,779,005
  • Facilities in Good Repair · $12,341,239
The full plan4 goals, 10 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($304.6 million).

Where does the money go?

92% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1All students will have equitable access to high-quality, standards-aligned instruction, instructional…$281.1 million92% of action budgets

“All students will have equitable access to high-quality, standards-aligned instruction, instructional materials, and a comprehensive course of study delivered by fully credentialed teachers in safe, inclusive, and well-maintained learning environments. All students, including English Learners, foster youth, those eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, and other historically underserved student groups, will receive differentiated instruction and targeted interventions to ensure mastery of grade-level standards and improved academic outcomes” p. 28 ↗

52 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Fully-Credentialed, Appropriately Assigned Teachers$112.5 millionaction 1.38 · p. 218 ↗
  2. Core Services$46.8 millionaction 1.25 · p. 216 ↗
  3. Facilities in Good Repair$12.3 millionaction 1.36 · p. 217 ↗
  4. Safe and Secure Campuses$8.5 millionaction 1.37 · p. 218 ↗
  5. Summer School Program$7.9 millionaction 1.24 · p. 216 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

46 more funded actions in this goal

  • Maintain Class Size in TK-3 · action 1.27 · p. 216 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$7.0 million
  • Access to Supplementary Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials, Supplies, and Resources · action 1.33 · p. 217 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $5.5 million is state funding counted toward those services$6.0 million
  • Maintain Instructional Days (183) · action 1.28 · p. 216 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$5.7 million
  • Enhancing Visual and Performing Arts Access for Low-Income Students · action 1.18 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4.6 million
  • Access to Devices · action 1.32 · p. 217 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4.3 million
  • Newcomer Services · action 1.46 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.8 million
  • Expanding Physical Fitness Opportunities · action 1.20 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.6 million
  • Boosting Teacher Efficacy through Instructional Coaching · action 1.5 · p. 214 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.6 million
  • Math Intervention and Supports for Unduplicated Students · action 1.10 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.8 million is state funding counted toward those services$3.4 million
  • Addressing the Gaps in Literacy Skills for Unduplicated Students · action 1.9 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.0 million is state funding counted toward those services$3.3 million
  • Before/​After School Extended Learning Opportunities for Low-Income Students · action 1.13 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.7 million is state funding counted toward those services$3.1 million
  • Targeted Classroom Interventions for Low-Income Students · action 1.8 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.6 million is state funding counted toward those services$3.0 million
  • Bridging STEM Gap for Low-Income Students · action 1.12 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.0 million
  • Academic Interventions and Support Programs for Elementary English Learners and At-Risk English Learners · action 1.44 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.6 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.9 million
  • Enhancing Learning Through Computer-Based Programs and Applications · action 1.35 · p. 217 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.5 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.8 million
  • Building Learning Experiences and Enrichment Opportunities for Students · action 1.21 · p. 216 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.6 million
  • Enhancing Learning with Instructional Technology Support · action 1.6 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.4 million
  • Targeted Math Support for High Needs Schools · action 1.11 · p. 215 ↗$2.3 million
  • Targeted Academic Interventions for Foster Youth · action 1.15 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.2 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.3 million
  • Supporting and Monitoring the Needs of Foster Youth · action 1.14 · p. 215 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.0 million
  • After-School Homework Support · action 1.23 · p. 216 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.9 million
  • After-School ASES and ASSETs Programs · action 1.22 · p. 216 ↗$1.7 million
  • Professional Development on Research-Based Practices for ELs · action 1.41 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.5 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.7 million
  • Supporting Early Childhood Programs (Pre-school and Transitional Kindergarten) · action 1.29 · p. 217 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.6 million
  • Full Day Kindergarten · action 1.30 · p. 217 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • Biliteracy/​Multiliteracy Programs · action 1.47 · p. 219 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.1 million
  • Academic Interventions and Supports for Long-Term English Learners · action 1.45 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $900,000 is state funding counted toward those services$1.0 million
  • Professional Development Focused on Long-Term English Learners (LTELs) · action 1.42 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $890,200 is state funding counted toward those services$1.0 million
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for English Learners · action 1.43 · p. 218 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
  • Instructional Support Resources for Educators · action 1.34 · p. 217 ↗$0.6 million
  • Enhance Literacy and Math Support for Students with Disabilities · action 1.17 · p. 215 ↗$0.6 million
  • Supporting Academic Achievement for Students Facing Housing Insecurity · action 1.16 · p. 215 ↗$0.5 million
  • Content-Specific Professional Development for Staff · action 1.2 · p. 214 ↗$0.5 million
  • Professional Development for Department Teams · action 1.26 · p. 216 ↗$0.5 million
  • Academic Interventions for African-American Students · action 1.50 · p. 219 ↗$0.5 million
  • Data Monitoring and Progress Tracking of LTELs · action 1.48 · p. 219 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $365,586 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
  • Services for Gifted and Talented Students (GATE) · action 1.19 · p. 215 ↗$0.4 million
  • Supporting Teacher Planning and Collaboration · action 1.4 · p. 214 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Summer Professional Development Bootcamp · action 1.3 · p. 214 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Data-Driven Instruction and Monitoring of African-American Students · action 1.49 · p. 219 ↗$0.2 million
  • Comprehensive District-wide Assessment System and Progress Monitoring · action 1.1 · p. 214 ↗$0.2 million
  • Culturally Relevant Curriculum Expansion for African-American Students · action 1.52 · p. 219 ↗$0.2 million
  • New Teacher Induction Program and Supports (TIPS) · action 1.39 · p. 218 ↗$0.1 million
  • Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program · action 1.40 · p. 218 ↗$0.1 million
  • Special Education Inclusion Training · action 1.7 · p. 215 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching for African-American Students · action 1.51 · p. 219 ↗under $0.1 million

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 217 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Math Intervention and Supports for Unduplicated Students+⁠$1.2 million$2.1 million → $3.4 million · p. 215 ↗
  2. Access to Supplementary Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials, Supplies, and Resources+⁠$0.9 million$5.1 million → $6.0 million · p. 217 ↗
  3. Targeted Classroom Interventions for Low-Income Students+⁠$0.8 million$2.2 million → $3.0 million · p. 215 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Fully-Credentialed, Appropriately Assigned Teachers · $112.5 million → $112.5 million · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Core Services · $46.8 million → $46.8 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Facilities in Good Repair · $12.3 million → $12.3 million · p. 217 ↗unchanged
  • Safe and Secure Campuses · $8.5 million → $8.5 million · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Summer School Program · $7.9 million → $7.9 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain Class Size in TK-3 · $7.0 million → $7.0 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain Instructional Days (183) · $5.7 million → $5.7 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Enhancing Visual and Performing Arts Access for Low-Income Students · $4.6 million → $4.6 million · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Access to Devices · $4.3 million → $4.3 million · p. 217 ↗unchanged
  • Title not confirmed · $3.9 million · p. 217 ↗not compared
  • Newcomer Services · $3.8 million → $3.8 million · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Expanding Physical Fitness Opportunities · $3.6 million → $3.6 million · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Boosting Teacher Efficacy through Instructional Coaching · $3.6 million → $3.6 million · p. 214 ↗unchanged
  • Addressing the Gaps in Literacy Skills for Unduplicated Students · $2.6 million → $3.3 million · p. 215 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Before/​After School Extended Learning Opportunities for Low-Income Students · $2.4 million → $3.1 million · p. 215 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Bridging STEM Gap for Low-Income Students · $3.0 million → $3.0 million · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Interventions and Support Programs for Elementary English Learners and At-Risk English Learners · $2.3 million → $2.9 million · p. 218 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Enhancing Learning Through Computer-Based Programs and Applications · $2.1 million → $2.8 million · p. 217 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Building Learning Experiences and Enrichment Opportunities for Students · $2.6 million → $2.6 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Enhancing Learning with Instructional Technology Support · $2.4 million → $2.4 million · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Targeted Math Support for High Needs Schools · $1.6 million → $2.3 million · p. 215 ↗+⁠$0.8 million
  • Targeted Academic Interventions for Foster Youth · $2.0 million → $2.3 million · p. 215 ↗+⁠$0.3 million
  • Supporting and Monitoring the Needs of Foster Youth · $2.0 million → $2.0 million · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • After-School Homework Support · $1.9 million → $1.9 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • After-School ASES and ASSETs Programs · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development on Research-Based Practices for ELs · $1.4 million → $1.7 million · p. 218 ↗+⁠$0.3 million
  • Supporting Early Childhood Programs (Pre-school and Transitional Kindergarten) · $1.6 million → $1.6 million · p. 217 ↗unchanged
  • Full Day Kindergarten · $1.2 million → $1.2 million · p. 217 ↗unchanged
  • Biliteracy/​Multiliteracy Programs · $1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 219 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Interventions and Supports for Long-Term English Learners · $0.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 218 ↗+⁠$0.2 million
  • Professional Development Focused on Long-Term English Learners (LTELs) · $0.8 million → $1.0 million · p. 218 ↗+⁠$0.3 million
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for English Learners · $804,098 → $804,098 · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Instructional Support Resources for Educators · $314,297 → $615,297 · p. 217 ↗+⁠$301,000
  • Enhance Literacy and Math Support for Students with Disabilities · $290,000 → $590,000 · p. 215 ↗+⁠$300,000
  • Supporting Academic Achievement for Students Facing Housing Insecurity · $345,500 → $536,500 · p. 215 ↗+⁠$191,000
  • Content-Specific Professional Development for Staff · $509,677 → $509,677 · p. 214 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development for Department Teams · $482,954 → $482,954 · p. 216 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Interventions for African-American Students · $265,000 → $480,000 · p. 219 ↗+⁠$215,000
  • Data Monitoring and Progress Tracking of LTELs · $340,586 → $390,586 · p. 219 ↗+⁠$50,000
  • Services for Gifted and Talented Students (GATE) · $374,654 → $374,654 · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Supporting Teacher Planning and Collaboration · $310,000 → $310,000 · p. 214 ↗unchanged
  • Summer Professional Development Bootcamp · $275,000 → $275,000 · p. 214 ↗unchanged
  • Data-Driven Instruction and Monitoring of African-American Students · $150,000 → $200,000 · p. 219 ↗+⁠$50,000
  • Comprehensive District-wide Assessment System and Progress Monitoring · $162,072 → $162,072 · p. 214 ↗unchanged
  • Culturally Relevant Curriculum Expansion for African-American Students · $155,000 → $155,000 · p. 219 ↗unchanged
  • New Teacher Induction Program and Supports (TIPS) · $92,862 → $92,862 · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program · $82,520 → $82,520 · p. 218 ↗unchanged
  • Special Education Inclusion Training · $40,313 → $40,313 · p. 215 ↗unchanged
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching for African-American Students · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 219 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 2 measures · 2 quoted

  • Goal 1, Metric # 1 Percent of students in grades 3 – 8 & 11 who meet or exceed standards on the ELA CAASPP Assessment p. 29 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 40.57% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 50% …
  • Goal 2, Metric # 2 Percent of students in grades 3 – 8 & 11 who meet or exceed standards on the Math CAASPP Assessment p. 29 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 31.74% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 40% …
Goal 2Prepare all students for success beyond graduation by expanding opportunities that promote college, career…$14.2 million5% of action budgets

“Prepare all students for success beyond graduation by expanding opportunities that promote college, career, and life readiness through rigorous academic preparation, career pathway programs, work-based learning experiences, and comprehensive counseling and support services that help students develop personalized pathways for success in higher education, careers, and the workforce” p. 90 ↗

14 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Access to Rigorous Courses$2.9 millionaction 2.1 · p. 220 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Foster Youth Graduation Support Initiative$1.9 millionaction 2.7 · p. 221 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Promote College and Career Culture for Low-Income Students$1.7 millionaction 2.4 · p. 221 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. College and Career Support and Guidance for Families of Unduplicated Students$1.6 millionaction 2.3 · p. 221 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. College and Career Support Staff for Unduplicated Students$1.5 millionaction 2.2 · p. 220 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

9 more funded actions in this goal

  • Expansion of CTE Programs · action 2.8 · p. 222 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
  • Dual Enrollment for CTE Completers · action 2.11 · p. 222 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • CTE Pathway Targeted Outreach and Specialized Support Services · action 2.13 · p. 223 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
  • Enhancing CTE Program Articulation with Community Colleges · action 2.10 · p. 222 ↗$0.3 million
  • CTE Technology Upgrades · action 2.14 · p. 223 ↗$0.3 million
  • Comprehensive College and Career Readiness Professional Development · action 2.5 · p. 221 ↗$0.2 million
  • Targeted Graduation Support Program · action 2.6 · p. 221 ↗$0.2 million
  • Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for CTE Students · action 2.12 · p. 223 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Professional Development for CTE Teachers · action 2.9 · p. 222 ↗$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. College and Career Support Staff for Unduplicated Students+⁠$0.2 million$1.4 million → $1.5 million · p. 220 ↗
  2. Targeted Graduation Support Program+⁠$100,000$100,000 → $200,000 · p. 221 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Access to Rigorous Courses · $2.9 million → $2.9 million · p. 220 ↗unchanged
  • Foster Youth Graduation Support Initiative · $1.9 million → $1.9 million · p. 221 ↗unchanged
  • Promote College and Career Culture for Low-Income Students · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 221 ↗unchanged
  • College and Career Support and Guidance for Families of Unduplicated Students · $1.6 million → $1.6 million · p. 221 ↗unchanged
  • Expansion of CTE Programs · $1.3 million → $1.3 million · p. 222 ↗unchanged
  • Dual Enrollment for CTE Completers · $1.2 million → $1.2 million · p. 222 ↗unchanged
  • CTE Pathway Targeted Outreach and Specialized Support Services · $750,000 → $750,000 · p. 223 ↗unchanged
  • Enhancing CTE Program Articulation with Community Colleges · $302,143 → $302,143 · p. 222 ↗unchanged
  • CTE Technology Upgrades · $300,000 → $300,000 · p. 223 ↗unchanged
  • Comprehensive College and Career Readiness Professional Development · $244,990 → $244,990 · p. 221 ↗unchanged
  • Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for CTE Students · $141,000 → $141,000 · p. 223 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development for CTE Teachers · $125,000 → $125,000 · p. 222 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 3 measures · 3 quoted

  • Goal 2, Metric #1 College Career Indicator: College ready rates p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    All students: 43.1 …
    Target for year 3
    All: 60% …
  • Goal 2, Metric #2 A-G completion rates p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    All students: 54% …
    Target for year 3
    All: 75% …
  • Goal 2, Metric #3 High school graduation rates p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    All: 89% …
    Target for year 3
    All: 92% …
Goal 3Strengthen authentic partnerships with educational partners (families, students, staff, and community) to…$8.5 million3% of action budgets

“Strengthen authentic partnerships with educational partners (families, students, staff, and community) to support student well-being, engagement, and academic success through meaningful communication, shared decision-making, and expanded opportunities for involvement, while fostering safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments where students, families, and staff feel connected and valued” p. 111 ↗

20 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Expansion of Wellness Centers$1.2 millionaction 3.5 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $942,903 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Attendance Monitoring and Re-engagement Strategies$0.9 millionaction 3.1 · p. 223 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $740,281 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Building Effective Intervention Teams for Student Success$0.9 millionaction 3.10 · p. 224 ↗
  4. Social-Emotional Development Initiative$0.7 millionaction 3.7 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Comprehensive Counseling and Mental Health Services$0.6 millionaction 3.4 · p. 223 ↗

15 more funded actions in this goal

  • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports · action 3.3 · p. 223 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
  • Chronic Absenteeism Task Force · action 3.2 · p. 223 ↗$0.6 million
  • Workshops for Parents of English Learners · action 3.18 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
  • Parent Engagement Activities · action 3.11 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
  • Workshops for Parents of African-American Students · action 3.20 · p. 225 ↗$0.4 million
  • Addressing School and Student Group Suspension Disparities · action 3.16 · p. 224 ↗$0.4 million
  • Translation Services · action 3.17 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Training · action 3.6 · p. 224 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $245,915 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
  • Disproportionate Discipline Reduction Strategies for African-American Students · action 3.15 · p. 224 ↗$0.2 million
  • Team Joy and Fun · action 3.8 · p. 224 ↗$0.1 million
  • African-American Student Mentorship Program · action 3.19 · p. 225 ↗$0.1 million
  • Compton STEP Program · action 3.13 · p. 224 ↗$0.1 million
  • Counseling Services for Special Education Students · action 3.14 · p. 224 ↗$0.1 million
  • Promoting Parent Voice and Advocacy · action 3.12 · p. 224 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Student Recognition and Incentive Program · action 3.9 · p. 224 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Expansion of Wellness Centers+⁠$0.5 million$0.7 million → $1.2 million · p. 224 ↗
  2. Attendance Monitoring and Re-engagement Strategies+⁠$301,000$589,781 → $890,781 · p. 223 ↗
  3. Comprehensive Counseling and Mental Health Services+⁠$250,000$397,489 → $647,489 · p. 223 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Building Effective Intervention Teams for Student Success · $705,000 → $865,000 · p. 224 ↗+⁠$160,000
  • Social-Emotional Development Initiative · $712,017 → $712,017 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports · $619,440 → $619,440 · p. 223 ↗unchanged
  • Chronic Absenteeism Task Force · $400,000 → $550,000 · p. 223 ↗+⁠$150,000
  • Workshops for Parents of English Learners · $532,003 → $532,003 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Parent Engagement Activities · $420,566 → $420,566 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Workshops for Parents of African-American Students · $391,720 → $391,720 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Addressing School and Student Group Suspension Disparities · $211,668 → $385,004 · p. 224 ↗+⁠$173,336
  • Translation Services · $334,538 → $334,538 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Training · $174,244 → $317,586 · p. 224 ↗+⁠$143,342
  • Disproportionate Discipline Reduction Strategies for African-American Students · $92,341 → $192,341 · p. 224 ↗+⁠$100,000
  • Team Joy and Fun · $110,580 → $110,580 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • African-American Student Mentorship Program · $37,166 → $101,498 · p. 225 ↗+⁠$64,332
  • Compton STEP Program · $100,319 → $100,319 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Counseling Services for Special Education Students · $54,008 → $54,008 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Promoting Parent Voice and Advocacy · $49,761 → $49,761 · p. 224 ↗unchanged
  • Student Recognition and Incentive Program · $21,261 → $21,261 · p. 224 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 3 quoted

  • Goal 3, Metric #1 Attendance rates disaggregated by student group p. 112 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 92.8% …
    Target for year 3
    All: 97% …
  • Goal 3, Metric #2 Chronic absenteeism disaggregated by student group p. 112 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 23.6% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: ≤10% …
  • Goal 3, Metric #4 High school dropout rates disaggregated by student group p. 113 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 11% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: ≤5% …

1 more measure in the plan’s table.

Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-2027 school year, Equity Multiplier schools will increase student academic achievement…$812,617under 1% of action budgets

“By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, Equity Multiplier schools will increase student academic achievement by at least 5 percent, as measured by state assessments and local performance indicators. This will be achieved through expanded access to high-impact tutoring, strengthened instructional supports, targeted professional development in culturally responsive and standards-aligned practices, enhanced college and career readiness services, and the continuous improvement of learning environments. Student progress will be monitored through multiple measures, including state assessments, English language proficiency growth, course access and completion data, and other key indicators of student success across core content areas” p. 142 ↗

21 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Cesar Chavez Attendance Recovery Efforts$137,359action 4.5 · p. 225 ↗
  2. Enhanced College Counseling Services for Cesar Chavez Students$110,000action 4.2 · p. 225 ↗
  3. Comprehensive Tutoring and Mentoring Program for Cesar Chavez Students$90,000action 4.1 · p. 225 ↗
  4. Professional Development for Educators at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School$60,000action 4.3 · p. 225 ↗
  5. Comprehensive Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma Support Program at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School$50,000action 4.6 · p. 225 ↗

16 more funded actions in this goal

  • Enhanced Virtual and/​or In-person Tutoring and Mentoring Programs at Thursgood Marshall · action 4.7 · p. 225 ↗$50,000
  • Engaging Parent Workshops for Families at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School · action 4.4 · p. 225 ↗$40,000
  • Comprehensive Academic Support Services for Middle and High School Students at Community Day · action 4.19 · p. 226 ↗$40,000
  • College Counseling Services for Thurgood Marshall Students · action 4.8 · p. 225 ↗$35,000
  • Holistic Health and Wellness Program · action 4.20 · p. 226 ↗$35,000
  • Parental Engagement and Support Initiative · action 4.21 · p. 226 ↗$32,366
  • Individualized Tutoring and Supplementary Materials for Virtual Academy Scholars · action 4.11 · p. 225 ↗$25,000
  • Professional Development for Virtual Instruction · action 4.9 · p. 225 ↗$20,000
  • Enhanced Individualized Behavioral and Academic Support for Compton STEP Students · action 4.15 · p. 226 ↗$20,000
  • Expanded Counseling and Wellness Services for Compton STEP Students · action 4.16 · p. 226 ↗$15,000
  • Workshops for Thurgood Marshall Families · action 4.10 · p. 225 ↗$12,892
  • Virtual Academy Teacher Planning, Collaboration, and Professional Development · action 4.13 · p. 226 ↗$10,000
  • Enrichment Opportunities for Virtual Academy Students · action 4.14 · p. 226 ↗$10,000
  • Teacher Planning, Collaboration, and Professional Development for Compton STEP Educators · action 4.18 · p. 226 ↗$10,000
  • Engaging Parents in a Virtual Setting · action 4.12 · p. 226 ↗$5,000
  • Empowering Parent Engagement through Workshops and Resources for Compton STEP Families · action 4.17 · p. 226 ↗$5,000

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Cesar Chavez Attendance Recovery Efforts · $137,359 → $137,359 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Enhanced College Counseling Services for Cesar Chavez Students · $110,000 → $110,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Comprehensive Tutoring and Mentoring Program for Cesar Chavez Students · $90,000 → $90,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development for Educators at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School · $60,000 → $60,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Comprehensive Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma Support Program at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Enhanced Virtual and/​or In-person Tutoring and Mentoring Programs at Thursgood Marshall · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Engaging Parent Workshops for Families at Cesar Chavez Continuation High School · $40,000 → $40,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Comprehensive Academic Support Services for Middle and High School Students at Community Day · $40,000 → $40,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • College Counseling Services for Thurgood Marshall Students · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Holistic Health and Wellness Program · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Parental Engagement and Support Initiative · $32,366 → $32,366 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Individualized Tutoring and Supplementary Materials for Virtual Academy Scholars · $25,000 → $25,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development for Virtual Instruction · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Enhanced Individualized Behavioral and Academic Support for Compton STEP Students · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Expanded Counseling and Wellness Services for Compton STEP Students · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Workshops for Thurgood Marshall Families · $12,892 → $12,892 · p. 225 ↗unchanged
  • Virtual Academy Teacher Planning, Collaboration, and Professional Development · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Enrichment Opportunities for Virtual Academy Students · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Teacher Planning, Collaboration, and Professional Development for Compton STEP Educators · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Engaging Parents in a Virtual Setting · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged
  • Empowering Parent Engagement through Workshops and Resources for Compton STEP Families · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 226 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 142 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 19,430 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 80%2. Black or African American: 18%3. Two or more races: <1%4. Pacific Islander: <1%5. White: <1%6. Not reported: <1%7. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%8. Asian: <1%9. Filipino: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino80%
  2. Black or African American18%
  3. Two or more races<1%
  4. Pacific Islander<1%
  5. White<1%
  6. Not reported<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  8. Asian<1%
  9. Filipino<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

90%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 16,973 of 18,938 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

Compton Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 58% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,544 of 2,679 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Compton Unified 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 the Compton Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Compton Unified good?

Compton Unified’s 25 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, 15 Solid, 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Compton Unified’s 8 public middle schools run from the 24th to the 92nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 3 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Compton Unified’s 7 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 2 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 Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Compton Unified had 8 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 middle school in Compton Unified had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Compton Unified had 29 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.

How much does Compton Unified spend per student?

Compton Unified spent $24,278 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Compton Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Compton Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $304.6 million into 107 funded actions in 4 goals, 70% of its $433.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $281.1 million, 92% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

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 governed and funded by Compton Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

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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