Compton STEP

Compton STEP operates as a tiny all-grades campus in Compton, California, operated by Compton Unified. Current enrollment sits at 15 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Compton STEP is one of 36 schools operated by Compton Unified, a district that hosts 16,304 students overall.

Demographically, Compton STEP records that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Compton STEP records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at Compton STEP qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Compton STEP is one.

Nearest neighbor: Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On this page, members of the Compton STEP community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.