Compton Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Compton, and parts of Carson, Lynwood and Paramount.
At a glance
16,304Students enrolled
38Schools
$22,872Spent per student
24:1Student–teacher ratio
90%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Compton
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Reading / language arts24.5%
State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$22,872
per student each year · 8% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
19,115’20
17,715’21
17,318’22
16,569’23
16,304’24
Students
Hispanic · 85%13,821
Black · 14%2,213
Two or more races · 1%104
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%75
White · 0%43
Asian · 0%25
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools38 in district
Clinton William JeffersonElementary · Grades K–8 · 692 students · Compton
PublicKelly ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 685 students · Compton
PublicDickison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 681 students · Compton
PublicJefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 642 students · Compton
PublicRobert F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 610 students · Compton
PublicTibby ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 554 students · Compton
PublicEmerson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 544 students · Compton
PublicRoosevelt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 534 students · Compton
PublicRosecrans ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 459 students · Compton
PublicAnderson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 451 students · Compton
PublicLongfellow ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 450 students · Compton
PublicMayo ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 440 students · Compton
PublicFoster ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 398 students · Compton
PublicLaurel Street ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 377 students · Compton
PublicBursch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 370 students · Compton
PublicRonald E. McNair ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 358 students · Compton
PublicMartin Luther King ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 336 students · Compton
PublicMcKinley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 331 students · Compton
PublicCarver ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 293 students · Los Angeles
PublicWashington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 268 students · Compton
PublicRalph Bunche ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 217 students · Carson
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.