Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962001003
Willowbrook Middle
2601 North Wilmington Ave., Compton, CA 90222 · (310) 604-2706 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
270 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 97 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 34% |
Student demographics
25%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
88.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +76.7pp since 2014
Math
66.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +60.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 77 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 61 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.7% | 39.1% | 8.0% | 3.3% |
| Math | 40.7% | 26.2% | 20.5% | 12.6% |
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 | 88.7% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 86.4% | 65.1% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 82.2% | 41.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.4% | 29.2% |
| 2017-18 | 19.5% | 5.6% |
| 2016-17 | 23.1% | 5.7% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+49.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 49 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 Willowbrook Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook Middle this school | 304 | 88.8% | 76.8% |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena Gardena | 360 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood Inglewood | 358 | 88.5% | N/A |
| KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy San Diego | 314 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Bunche Middle Compton | 286 | 93.4% | 30.3% |
| Whaley Middle Compton | 429 | 92.8% | 37.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Willowbrook Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #64 of 1,224 | #8 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #116 of 1,227 ▲ 1 | #21 of 248 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #9 of 1,227 ▲ 2 | #1 of 248 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.1pp | #11 of 1,214 | #6 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,187 of 1,377 | #274 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.0:1 | #1,260 of 1,279 | #295 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #996 of 1,278 | #185 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #321 of 1,329 | #130 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #42 of 257 | #9 of 38 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
304
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
was 31.1:1
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 | 304 | 10.9 | 28.0:1 | 89% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 7.6 | 39.0:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 9.9 | 28.9:1 | 52% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 9 | 31.1:1 | 90% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 8.5 | 29.4:1 | 86% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 91% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | N/A | N/A | 75% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 25 | 26.2:1 | 60% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 24 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willowbrook Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (250 to 304); teachers up 28% (8.5 to 10.9).
About Willowbrook Middle
Compton, California, is home to Willowbrook Middle, a low-enrollment middle school. The school serves 304 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Willowbrook Middle falls under Compton Unified, which has 36 schools enrolling 16,304 students.
Willowbrook Middle's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 13% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.0:1 at Willowbrook Middle, with 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 28.0:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 89% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 27.5%. Willowbrook Middle posts 76.8%, 49.3 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The school nearest to Willowbrook Middle is Compton Early College High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Willowbrook Middle places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Willowbrook Middle as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 304, a 9% gain from 280 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 28.0 students per teacher, compared with 31.1 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Willowbrook Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Willowbrook Middle schools
One other US public school is named Willowbrook Middle. Willowbrook Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Willowbrook Middle SchoolSouth Beloit, IL · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Compton Early College High0.0 mi · 556
- Anderson Elementary0.4 mi · 451
- Ronald E. McNair Elementary0.5 mi · 358
- Martin Luther King Elementary0.6 mi · 336
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 268
- King/Drew Medical Magnet High0.7 mi · 1,381
Frequently asked questions
About Willowbrook MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Willowbrook Middle?
Willowbrook Middle enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Willowbrook Middle serve?
Willowbrook Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willowbrook Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willowbrook Middle is approximately 28.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willowbrook Middle?
At Willowbrook Middle, the student body is approximately 0% White, 86% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Willowbrook Middle in?
Willowbrook Middle is part of Compton Unified.
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