Compton High School
- Public
- Compton
- 277 seniors
- 1,868 students
UC admit rate
81%
55 of 68 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
55 of 277 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
68 of 277 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
4 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β 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 β (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 β (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 β (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)
too few applicants to report31 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 3% |
| CSU | 51 | 25% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 6 | 3% |
| Community college | 57 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 79 | 39% |
| Enrolled in college | 125 | 61% |
| Total | 204 | 100% |
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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 60%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 8%
- Low-income students 95%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Compton Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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