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How has Tibby Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962000996
Tibby Elementary
1400 West Poplar St., Compton, CA 90220 · (310) 898-6370 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
499 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 114% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +35.7pp since 2014
Math
62.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +39.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.1% | 28.6% | 15.7% | 15.7% |
| Math | 33.1% | 29.2% | 20.5% | 17.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 61.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.4% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.7% | 42.7% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 39.1% |
| 2017-18 | 47.5% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 45.5% | 39.5% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tibby Elementary
Tibby Elementary's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibby Elementary this school | 554 | 90.1% | 60.7% |
| Kornblum Hawthorne | 566 | 93.5% | 29.6% |
| Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence Inglewood | 487 | 92.2% | 30.3% |
| Columbia Elementary Lancaster | 620 | 88.5% | 17.8% |
| ISANA Nascent Academy Los Angeles | 488 | 94.9% | N/A |
| Tamarisk Elementary Palmdale | 664 | 93.4% | 12.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tibby Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,083 of 5,151 | #249 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #950 of 5,172 ▼ 4 | #217 of 1,129 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #807 of 5,172 ▲ 794 | #183 of 1,129 ▲ 168 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.3pp | #52 of 5,116 | #28 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #1,814 of 5,915 | #355 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,262 of 5,352 | #962 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #3,250 of 5,354 | #556 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,104 of 5,625 | #451 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #601 of 3,837 | #256 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
-166 (-23%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 22.4 | 24.7:1 | 90% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 23.4 | 25.0:1 | 92% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 25.9 | 24.4:1 | 63% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 28 | 25.7:1 | 91% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 29.5 | 26.4:1 | 84% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 82% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | N/A | N/A | 81% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 34 | 21.1:1 | 95% (684) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 31 | 30.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tibby Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (780 to 554); teachers down 24% (29.5 to 22.4).
About Tibby Elementary
Tibby Elementary is an elementary school in Compton, California, reachable at (310) 898-6370. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 554 students.
Federal data list 36 schools in Compton Unified, with 16,304 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the majority at Tibby Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Tibby Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 22.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.7:1. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Tibby Elementary is 26.8%. It actually posts 60.7%, which is 34.0 points higher and in the top 10% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tibby Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Laurel Street Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Tibby Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 60.7% is above the 41.6% average for nearby schools.
Tibby Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 166 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Tibby Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Compton Unified
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 908 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Dickison ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Compton
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 908 students
- KIPP Compton CommunityElementary · 783 students
- Lifeline Education CharterCombined · 698 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Street Elementary0.4 mi · 377
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 268
- Enterprise Middle0.7 mi · 182
- Bursch Elementary0.7 mi · 370
- Davis Middle0.7 mi · 520
- KIPP Compton Community0.8 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Tibby ElementaryHow large is Tibby Elementary?
Tibby Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-08.
Is Tibby Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tibby Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Tibby Elementary?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Tibby Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Tibby Elementary?
Student demographics at Tibby Elementary are roughly 0% White, 71% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Tibby Elementary?
Tibby Elementary is overseen by Compton Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.