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Compton Early College High School

1200 E Alondra Boulevard, Compton, CA 90221View on map

  • Public
  • Compton
  • 122 seniors
  • 539 students

Compton Early College High School is a public high school in Compton (Compton Unified) with 122 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 94 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

84 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

69%

84 of 122 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

77%

94 of 122 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

16%

11 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

6 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Compton Early College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    16%

    11 of 70 admitted

    This school16%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.68)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    6 of 39 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    6 of 72 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.64)

  • San Diego28 pts higher

    53%

    17 of 32 admitted

    This school53%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    17 of 49 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Davis16 pts higher

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    18 of 25 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.50)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    67 of 76 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.73)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Compton Early College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    69 of 78 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    58 of 58 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    98%

    46 of 47 admitted

    This school98%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (134 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

90%

120 of 134 graduates

UC or CSU

77%

103 graduates

Community college

7%

9 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2519%
CSU7858%
CA private college54%
Out of state32%
Community college97%
Not enrolled1410%
Enrolled in college12090%
Total134100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

13

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

43

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

99% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

100%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

119 of 119 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

23%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

29 of 126 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 17 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 80%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 93%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%

Across California

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