Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Compton Early College High School
Public · Compton · Los Angeles County · 539 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
55
Strong
top 10% in California
Higher than 92% of California high schools
+33.6 pp above peer median (21)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 51
2025 · 55
+85%
Senior-class enrollment (2019–2026)
+89.3 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~695
5-yr projected enrollment (+8.8%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Compton Early College High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 55 vs. a peer median of 21.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 24 points since 2019.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Compton Early College High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.672) alone would predict (24% actual vs. 19% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 85% (65→120 from 2019 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +0%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+8.8%/yr); projects to ~695 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | Public | 21 | -3% |
| Animo Watts Collge Prep Academy | Public | 30 | -4% |
| Steam Legacy High School Cmplx | Public | 18 | +9% |
| Rancho Dominguez Prep School | Public | 19 | -8% |
| Lifeline Education Charter School | Public | 21 | +33% |
| Alliance Cindy/Bill Simon Tech | Public | 22 | +8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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