Robert F. Kennedy Elementary

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Compton, California, part of Compton Unified, works with 610 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Robert F. Kennedy Elementary sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Compton Unified runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 16,304 students. Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary reports that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Compton STEP, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert F. Kennedy Elementary. On composite proficiency, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary has shrank 9%, going from 668 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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