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Best public schools in Compton, CA

40 public schools in Compton: 3 elementary · 8 middle · 7 high · 18 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Compton, best first
1
Foster Elementary 81.2
Compton Unified · Grades K-5 · 400 students
ELA 66%Math 64%Science 52%
#880 of 4,688 in California
2
Ronald E. McNair Elementary 73.7
Compton Unified · Grades K-6 · 352 students
ELA 58%Math 61%Science 38%
#1,232 of 4,688 in California
3
Martin Luther King Elementary 46.5
Compton Unified · Grades K-6 · 337 students
ELA 47%Math 38%Science 12%
#2,507 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

8 schools in Compton, best first
1
Willowbrook Middle 93.8
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 297 students
ELA 89%Math 67%Science 53%
#83 of 1,326 in California
2
Davis Middle 63.8
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 456 students
ELA 55%Math 53%Science 10%
#480 of 1,326 in California
3
Whaley Middle 57.4
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 480 students
ELA 45%Math 47%Science 15%
#565 of 1,326 in California
4
Bunche Middle 42.2
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 314 students
ELA 43%Math 30%Science 8%
#767 of 1,326 in California
5
Enterprise Middle 39.9
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 189 students
ELA 36%Math 26%Science 22%
#797 of 1,326 in California
6
Bridges Preparatory Academy 30.0
Bridges Preparatory Academy District · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 134 students
ELA 39%Math 18%Science 14%
#929 of 1,326 in California
7
Walton Middle 13.0
Compton Unified · Grades 7-8 · 154 students
ELA 33%Math 11%Science 3%
#1,154 of 1,326 in California
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Compton Community Day Middle —
Compton Unified · Grades 6-8 · 0 students
No published test results

High schools

7 schools in Compton, best first
1
Compton Early College High 95.3
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 560 students
ELA 89%Math 53%Science 60%
#81 of 1,729 in California
2
Compton High 57.2
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,297 students
ELA 60%Math 26%Science 13%
#740 of 1,729 in California
3
Manuel Dominguez High 55.2
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,616 students
ELA 56%Math 25%Science 14%
#775 of 1,729 in California
4
Centennial High 38.5
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 968 students
ELA 52%Math 9%Science 18%
#1,063 of 1,729 in California
5
Cesar Chavez Continuation High 14.5
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 251 students
ELA 8%Math 7%Science 3%
#1,478 of 1,729 in California
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Compton Community Day High —
Compton Unified · Grades 9-12 · 4 students
No published test results
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Compton Unified ROP —
Compton Unified ROP · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

18 schools in Compton, best first
1
Laurel Street Elementary 85.0
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 368 students
ELA 65%Math 62%Science 31%
#166 of 1,107 in California
2
Tibby Elementary 80.1
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 586 students
ELA 69%Math 62%Science 18%
#221 of 1,107 in California
3
Clinton William Jefferson 72.0
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 758 students
ELA 58%Math 51%Science 24%
#310 of 1,107 in California
4
Jefferson Elementary 70.5
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 689 students
ELA 54%Math 48%Science 28%
#327 of 1,107 in California
5
Kelly Elementary 66.6
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 684 students
ELA 52%Math 44%Science 27%
#370 of 1,107 in California
6
Mayo Elementary 66.1
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 436 students
ELA 48%Math 48%Science 27%
#376 of 1,107 in California
7
Anderson Elementary 65.0
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 464 students
ELA 56%Math 47%Science 14%
#388 of 1,107 in California
8
Bursch Elementary 60.2
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 352 students
ELA 46%Math 46%Science 21%
#441 of 1,107 in California
9
Washington Elementary 56.8
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 266 students
ELA 44%Math 44%Science 20%
#479 of 1,107 in California
10
Dickison Elementary 55.6
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 682 students
ELA 49%Math 39%Science 18%
#492 of 1,107 in California
11
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary 47.1
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 605 students
ELA 46%Math 33%Science 14%
#586 of 1,107 in California
12
McKinley Elementary 44.8
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 358 students
ELA 44%Math 34%Science 11%
#612 of 1,107 in California
13
Longfellow Elementary 40.2
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 474 students
ELA 41%Math 28%Science 17%
#662 of 1,107 in California
14
Rosecrans Elementary 39.4
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 469 students
ELA 37%Math 33%Science 15%
#671 of 1,107 in California
15
Roosevelt Elementary 38.1
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 539 students
ELA 40%Math 32%Science 8%
#686 of 1,107 in California
16
Emerson Elementary 35.1
Compton Unified · Grades K-8 · 570 students
ELA 35%Math 32%Science 13%
#719 of 1,107 in California
17
ISANA Achernar Academy 26.7
ISANA Achernar Academy District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 414 students
ELA 34%Math 22%Science 17%
#812 of 1,107 in California
18
KIPP Compton Community 13.9
KIPP Compton Community District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 661 students
ELA 22%Math 17%Science 13%
#954 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

4 schools in Compton, best first
1
Lifeline Education Charter 82.2
Lifeline Education Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 691 students
ELA 61%Math 42%Science 25%
#102 of 569 in California
2
Compton STEP 42.6
Compton Unified · Grades K-12 · 15 students
ELA 25%Math 28%
#327 of 569 in California
3
Thurgood Marshall 12.6
Compton Unified · Grades K-12 · 31 students
ELA 12%Math 6%Science 3%
#498 of 569 in California
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Compton Virtual Academy —
Compton Unified · Grades K-12 · 1 students
No published test results

School districts serving Compton

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