📍 417 W. Alondra Blvd., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90220
Compton STEP is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 17 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tamara Carter. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
Compton STEP enrolls 17 students across grades K–12. The student body is 94% male and 5.9% female. A teaching staff of 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 11 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 5.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
11 of the school's 17 students (65%) 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.
Compton STEP 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.
Compton STEP 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 17 students, Compton STEP is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.