📍 1400 W. Poplar St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90220
Tibby Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tajuana Cabaong. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
Tibby Elementary enrolls 632 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 427 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.3% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 632 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tibby Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tibby Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Tibby Elementary is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.