Compton Unified School District
Encyclopedia
Compton Unified School District is a school district
headquartered in Compton
, California
, United States
.
The district serves Compton, portions of Paramount
, portions of Carson
, and the unincorporated
Los Angeles County neighborhoods of West Compton
and East Compton
.
Alternative
Alternative
Zoned, 3-5
Zoned, K-2
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
headquartered in Compton
Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The district serves Compton, portions of Paramount
Paramount, California
Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 54,098 down from 55,266 at the 2000 census...
, portions of Carson
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
, and the unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Los Angeles County neighborhoods of West Compton
West Compton, California
West Rancho Dominguez is an unincorporated census-designated place located in southern Los Angeles County, California. The population was 5,669 at the 2010 census, up from 5,435 at the 2000 census. The community lies to the west of the city of Compton...
and East Compton
East Compton, California
East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southern Los Angeles County, California. The population was 15,135 at the 2010 census, up from 9,286 at the 2000 census...
.
High schools
Zoned- Centennial High SchoolCentennial High School (Compton, California)Centennial High School is a public high school in Compton, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area....
(ComptonCompton, CaliforniaCompton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
) - Compton High SchoolCompton High SchoolCompton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.-School history:The school first opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and then later reestablished as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after the new community college campus opened...
(Compton) - Dominguez High SchoolDominguez High SchoolDominguez High School is a four-year secondary school located in Compton, California. It is part of the Compton Unified School District.The school's current principal is Rigoberto Roman...
(Unincorporated area)
Alternative
- Compton Community Day High School (Unincorporated area)
Middle schools
Zoned- Ralph J. Bunche Middle School (Unincorporated area)
- Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Middle School (Compton)
- Enterprise Middle School (Compton)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School (Compton)
- Vanguard Learning Center (Unincorporated area)
- Frank L. Walton Middle School (Compton)
- Franklin S. Whaley Middle School (Unincorporated area)
- Willowbrook Middle School (Compton)
Alternative
- Compton Community Day Middle School (Unincorporated area)
Primary schools
Zoned, K-5- Marian AndersonMarian AndersonMarian Anderson was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century...
Elementary School (Unincorporated area) - Ralph BuncheRalph BuncheRalph Johnson Bunche or 1904December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize...
Elementary School (CarsonCarson, CaliforniaCarson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
) - Charles W. Bursch Elementary School (Compton)
- Caldwell Street Elementary School (Compton)
- George Washington CarverGeorge Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....
Elementary School (Unincorporated area) - William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School (ParamountParamount, CaliforniaParamount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 54,098 down from 55,266 at the 2000 census...
) - Clarence A. Dickison Elementary School (Compton)
- Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century...
Elementary School (Compton) - Stephen C. Foster Elementary School (Compton)
- Jefferson Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Colin P. Kelly Elementary School (Compton)
- Robert F. KennedyRobert F. KennedyRobert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy , also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F...
Elementary School (Compton) - Martin Luther King Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Laurel Street Elementary School (Compton)
- Henry Longfellow Elementary School (Compton)
- McKinley Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Ronald E. McNair Elementary School (Compton)
- Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
Elementary School (Compton) - General Rosecrans Elementary School (Compton)
- Ardella B. Tibby Elementary School (Compton)
- George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
Zoned, 3-5
- Frances WillardFrances Willard (suffragist)Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Her influence was instrumental in the passage of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution...
Elementary School (Compton)
Zoned, K-2
- Augusta A. Mayo Elementary School (Compton)