Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Today's Fresh Start-Compton is a tight-knit K-5 school in Los Angeles, California, run under Today's Fresh Start-Compton District. The school hosts 374 students in grades K through 8.

Today's Fresh Start-Compton District is the operating authority for Today's Fresh Start-Compton, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Today's Fresh Start-Compton shows that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 44% Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Today's Fresh Start-Compton has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Today's Fresh Start-Compton tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Today's Fresh Start-Compton is one.

The closest other public school is Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Today's Fresh Start-Compton is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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