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Compton High School

601 S Acacia Ave, Compton, CA 90220View on map

  • Public
  • Compton
  • 277 seniors
  • 1,868 students

Compton High School is a public high school in Compton (Compton Unified) with 277 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 68 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

55 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

55 of 277 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

68 of 277 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

4 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 31 applicants, fall 2025

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 High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 32 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.63)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    12 of 50 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.52)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    3 of 19 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.45)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    7 of 28 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Davis19 pts lower

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.50)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts lower

    45%

    14 of 31 admitted

    This school45%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    32 of 44 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.50 (all applicants 3.39)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    28 of 28 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.44 (all applicants 3.44)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report31 applied

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 High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach31 pts higher

    78%

    163 of 209 admitted

    This school78%Overall47%

  • Fullerton9 pts lower

    78%

    70 of 90 admitted

    This school78%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    96 of 96 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    96%

    64 of 67 admitted

    This school96%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    90%

    37 of 41 admitted

    This school90%Overall93%

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

Any college

61%

125 of 204 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

58 graduates

Community college

28%

57 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC73%
CSU5125%
CA private college42%
Out of state63%
Community college5728%
Not enrolled7939%
Enrolled in college12561%
Total204100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

40

AP class sections

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

49% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

43%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

159 of 372 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)

5%

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

15 of 282 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 57%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 50%County median 64%

Across California

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