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Compton Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 17,437 (2022-2023)
Schools: 36 (2022-2023)
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Compton Unified School District is a school district in California (Los Angeles County). During the 2023 school year, 17,437 students attended one of the district's 36 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Compton Unified School District Area C

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area C

Incumbent Micah Ali defeated Omar Spry in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area C on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Micah Ali (Nonpartisan)
 
68.7
 
1,200
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Omar Spry (Nonpartisan)
 
31.3
 
547

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Total votes: 1,747
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Compton Unified School District Area D

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General election for Compton Unified School District Area D

Michael Hooper defeated incumbent Charles Davis in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area D on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Michael Hooper (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
740
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Charles Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
49.4
 
722

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Total votes: 1,462
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Compton Unified School District Area F

General election

The general election was canceled. Sandra Moss (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Compton Unified School District Area A

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area A

Denzell Perry defeated LaQuisha Anderson and Adrian Cleveland in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area A on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Denzell Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
60.1
 
750
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LaQuisha Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
20.2
 
252
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Adrian Cleveland (Nonpartisan)
 
19.7
 
246

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Total votes: 1,248
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Compton Unified School District Area B

General election

The general election was canceled. Ayanna Davis (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Compton Unified School District Area E

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area E

Incumbent Alma Taylor-Pleasant defeated Adrienne Marie Thomas in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area E on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Alma Taylor-Pleasant (Nonpartisan)
 
55.9
 
580
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Adrienne Marie Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
44.1
 
457

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Total votes: 1,037
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Compton Unified School District Area G

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area G

Incumbent Satra D. Zurita defeated Mary Jackson-Freeny in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area G on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Satra D. Zurita (Nonpartisan)
 
50.1
 
1,309
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Mary Jackson-Freeny (Nonpartisan)
 
49.9
 
1,305

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Total votes: 2,614
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Compton Unified School District Area C

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area C

Incumbent Micah Ali defeated Anthony Perry and Kenneth Clark in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area C on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Micah Ali (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
963
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Anthony Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
37.7
 
720
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Kenneth Clark (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
226

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Total votes: 1,909
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Compton Unified School District Area D

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General election for Compton Unified School District Area D

Incumbent Charles Davis defeated Roberto Rodriguez Savedra and Gregory Pitts in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area D on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Charles Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
39.7
 
963
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33.7
 
817
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Gregory Pitts (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
647

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,427
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Compton Unified School District Area F

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District Area F

Incumbent Sandra Moss defeated Justin Blakely, Wilson Mays, and Rodney Lonnell Curry in the general election for Compton Unified School District Area F on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sandra Moss (Nonpartisan)
 
49.0
 
1,319
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Justin Blakely (Nonpartisan)
 
23.5
 
632
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Wilson Mays (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
384
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Rodney Lonnell Curry (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
356

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Total votes: 2,691
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Compton Unified School District school board

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Compton Unified School District school board

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District school board

Incumbent Margie N. Garrett, incumbent Alma Taylor-Pleasant, incumbent Mae Thomas, and incumbent Satra D. Zurita won election in the general election for Compton Unified School District school board on November 7, 2017.

Candidate
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Margie N. Garrett (Nonpartisan)
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Alma Taylor-Pleasant (Nonpartisan)
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Mae Thomas (Nonpartisan)
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Satra D. Zurita (Nonpartisan)

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Compton Unified School District school board

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District school board

Incumbent Charles Davis won election in the general election for Compton Unified School District school board on November 8, 2016.

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Charles Davis (Nonpartisan)

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Compton Unified School District school board

General election

General election for Compton Unified School District school board

Incumbent Micah Ali and incumbent Sandra Moss won election in the general election for Compton Unified School District school board on November 3, 2015.

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Micah Ali (Nonpartisan)
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Sandra Moss (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Compton Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Michael HooperArea D20242028
Sandra MossArea F20152028
Micah AliArea C20072028
Ayanna DavisArea B20222026
Denzell PerryArea A20222026
Alma Taylor-PleasantArea E20162026
Satra D. ZuritaArea G20052026

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Overlapping state house districts

Compton Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 65Mike GipsonDemocratic Party 98% 21%
California State Assembly District 62Jose SolacheDemocratic Party 2% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $211,486,000 $11,027 39%
Local: $68,598,000 $3,577 13%
State: $263,675,000 $13,748 48%
Total: $543,759,000 $28,352
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $329,711,000 $17,191
Total Current Expenditures: $298,358,000 $15,556
Instructional Expenditures: $171,894,000 $8,962 52%
Student and Staff Support: $34,288,000 $1,787 10%
Administration: $36,783,000 $1,917 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $55,393,000 $2,888 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $15,112,000 $787
Construction: $10,447,000 $544
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,891,000 $202
Interest on Debt: $12,289,000 $640

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 31 35-39 20 33 21-39 30-39 20-24
2017-2018 26 35-39 18 28 21-39 30-39 15-19
2016-2017 24 35-39 17 26 <=20 20-29 15-19
2015-2016 20 20-24 14 21 21-39 21-39 11-19
2014-2015 16 20-24 10 17 21-39 21-39 11-19
2013-2014 39 >=50 30-34 40 PS 60-79 <50
2012-2013 44 55-59 37 46 <50 20-29 20-29
2011-2012 44 55-59 37 46 >=50 40-49 40-49
2010-2011 43 50-54 35 45 >=50 38 21-39

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <50 PS PS
2018-2019 38 45-49 29 40 21-39 30-39 30-34
2017-2018 35 40-44 26 36 21-39 30-39 15-19
2016-2017 31 35-39 25 33 40-59 30-39 20-24
2015-2016 29 35-39 22 30 40-59 21-39 20-29
2014-2015 23 20-24 17 24 21-39 21-39 20-29
2013-2014 33 >=50 25-29 33 PS 60-79 >=50
2012-2013 37 40-44 37 37 <50 11-19 30-39
2011-2012 38 50-54 36 38 >=50 40-49 50-59
2010-2011 36 40-44 35 36 >=50 30 40-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 86 >=50 85-89 87 PS PS PS
2018-2019 84 >=50 85-89 84 >=50 PS
2017-2018 82 >=50 75-79 83 PS >=50 PS
2016-2017 79 >=50 75-79 80 <50 PS
2015-2016 78 >=50 75-79 79 PS >=50 PS
2014-2015 71 >=50 70-74 71 PS PS PS
2013-2014 60 >=50 61 60 PS PS
2012-2013 65 >=50 68 64 PS PS PS
2011-2012 57 >=50 56 58 PS PS
2010-2011 58 40-59 54 60 PS PS PS

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 17,437 -4.4
2021-2022 18,211 -5.3
2020-2021 19,179 -6.4
2019-2020 20,400 -2.6
2018-2019 20,933 -10.0
2017-2018 23,017 -1.9
2016-2017 23,452 6.9
2015-2016 21,835 -1.2
2014-2015 22,106 -1.6
2013-2014 22,452 -10.1
2012-2013 24,710 -0.3
2011-2012 24,781 2.2
2010-2011 24,224 -8.2
2009-2010 26,221 -4.4
2008-2009 27,369 -2.6
2007-2008 28,081 -1.6
2006-2007 28,538 -5.9
2005-2006 30,233 -4.0
2004-2005 31,449 -3.3
2003-2004 32,486 -0.2
2002-2003 32,550 2.2
2001-2002 31,820 2.5
2000-2001 31,037 0.8
1999-2000 30,775 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Compton Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Black 14.4 0.0
Hispanic 83.9 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.0
Two or More Races 0.7 0.0
White 0.3 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Compton Unified School District had 720.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.21.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 63.76
Elementary: 433.46
Secondary: 222.93
Total: 720.15

Compton Unified School District employed 14.00 district administrators and 49.90 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 131.00
School Administrators: 49.90
School Administrative Support: 84.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 208.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 23.98
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.32
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 24.00
Other Support Services: 496.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Compton Unified School District operates 36 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anderson Elementary464KG-8
Bunche Middle3656-8
Bursch Elementary378KG-8
Carver Elementary335KG-8
Centennial High9299-12
Cesar Chavez Continuation High2889-12
Clinton William Jefferson791KG-8
Compton Early College High5679-12
Compton High1,3459-12
Compton Step17KG-12
Compton Virtual Academy4KG-12
Davis Middle4316-8
Dickison Elementary674KG-8
Dominguez High1,7699-12
Emerson Elementary580KG-8
Enterprise Middle2296-8
Foster Elementary416KG-5
Jefferson Elementary705KG-8
Kelly Elementary743KG-8
Laurel Street Elementary389KG-8
Longfellow Elementary513KG-8
Martin Luther King Elementary326KG-6
Mayo Elementary461KG-8
Mckinley Elementary404KG-8
Ralph Bunche Elementary248KG-8
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary595KG-8
Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary353KG-6
Roosevelt Elementary601KG-8
Roosevelt Middle06-8
Rosecrans Elementary478KG-8
Thurgood Marshall52KG-12
Tibby Elementary632KG-8
Walton Middle2166-8
Washington Elementary261KG-8
Whaley Middle4736-8
Willowbrook Middle2866-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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