Is Today's Fresh Start-Compton a good school?

Today's Fresh Start-Compton ranks 3307 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Today's Fresh Start-Compton?

In the 2022-23 school year, 444 students attended Today's Fresh Start-Compton.

What is the racial makeup of Today's Fresh Start-Compton?

Students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton are 53% African American, 43% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Summary:

Today's Fresh Start-Compton is a public charter elementary school serving 444 students in grades K-8 in Compton, Los Angeles. The school is part of the Today's Fresh Start-Compton District, which is ranked 908 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating.

Academically, Today's Fresh Start-Compton consistently underperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 38.79% in ELA and 28.21% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54% respectively. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 20% proficiency in 5th grade and 17.39% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 32.68% and 28.95%. However, the school performs best for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of California elementary schools respectively in recent years. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 52.3% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

While Today's Fresh Start-Compton generally outperforms the nearby traditional public schools, such as Forty-Second Street Elementary, Hillcrest Drive Elementary, and Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary, the nearby charter school New Heights Charter has higher academic performance in many areas, including ELA, Math, and Science. Additionally, Today's Fresh Start-Compton's academic performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,755 out of 5,789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 3,307 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, and its chronic absenteeism rate increasing significantly from 39.6% in 2022-2023 to 52.3% in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

4476 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043-1208

(323) 293-9826

District: Today's Fresh Start-Compton District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3307^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 444

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

Hispanic:

42.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Today's Fresh Start-Compton ranks worse than 56.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.86. (See more...)

Compare Details Today's Fresh Start-Compton ranks worse than 55.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Today's Fresh Start-Compton:

SchoolDigger ranks Today's Fresh Start-Compton 3307^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Today's Fresh Start-Compton in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Today's Fresh Start-Compton 1552^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Today's Fresh Start-Compton in the ranking list.)

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Today's Fresh Start-Compton District:

SchoolDigger ranks Today's Fresh Start-Compton District 908^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.13	2755^th	5789	52.4%
2021	24.18	1065^th	1417	24.8%
2022	25.75	4272^nd	5883	27.4%
2023	30.91	3810^th	5874	35.1%
2024	37.86	3307^th	5862	43.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.89	1794^th	3275	45.2%
2021	24.51	567^th	602	5.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.97	1596^th	2420	34.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.93	1350^th	5173	73.9%
2021	39.85	650^th	1110	41.4%
2022	38.70	3115^th	5264	40.8%
2023	43.60	2798^th	5374	47.9%
2024	47.66	2552^nd	5511	53.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	49.70	2513^th	5492	54.2%
2021	26.21	915^th	1267	27.8%
2022	24.46	4269^th	5635	24.2%
2023	31.51	3624^th	5617	35.5%
2024	39.58	3085^th	5605	45.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.92	167^th	293	43.0%
2022	27.39	1616^th	2227	27.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	44.12	2769^th	5510	49.7%
2021	23.87	967^th	1272	24.0%
2022	28.02	3959^th	5663	30.1%
2023	31.59	3642^nd	5650	35.5%
2024	37.50	3245^th	5636	42.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.98	112^th	747	85.0%
2022	54.49	225^th	663	66.1%
2023	64.84	175^th	662	73.6%
2024	64.13	153^rd	593	74.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	72.71	1029^th	4963	79.3%
2022	47.85	2338^th	5084	54.0%
2023	46.32	2468^th	5098	51.6%
2024	65.04	1415^th	5102	72.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.64	1215^th	2715	55.2%
2021	33.83	566^th	894	36.7%
2022	40.09	1458^th	2740	46.8%
2023	33.85	1672^nd	2802	40.3%
2024	37.23	1552^nd	2777	44.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	21.41	1411^th	1550	9.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.59	803^rd	2369	66.1%
2021	51.27	289^th	721	59.9%
2022	53.32	923^rd	2458	62.4%
2023	44.28	1206^th	2549	52.7%
2024	49.38	1060^th	2575	58.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	56.17	906^th	2380	61.9%
2021	31.89	491^st	738	33.5%
2022	38.16	1400^th	2509	44.2%
2023	31.89	1588^th	2547	37.7%
2024	38.35	1388^th	2546	45.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.16	1544^th	2407	35.9%
2021	36.11	453^rd	763	40.6%
2022	42.09	1275^th	2527	49.5%
2023	36.05	1468^th	2558	42.6%
2024	37.15	1437^th	2547	43.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	78.79	99^th	643	84.6%
2022	54.73	234^th	637	63.3%
2023	54.64	234^th	614	61.9%
2024	48.86	278^th	626	55.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.07	381^st	2213	82.8%
2022	72.82	428^th	2359	81.9%
2023	59.11	751^st	2391	68.6%
2024	74.84	419^th	2383	82.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Today's Fresh Start-Compton

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Year	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	311	0	263	13	2	5	594
2020	377	1	281	17	2	9	687
2021	356	0	283	11	2	9	661
2022	306	0	215	8	1	7	537
2023	237	1	189	6	1	10	444

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Today's Fresh Start-Compton

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	594	32.0	18.5	83.7
2020	687	n/a	n/a	85.4
2021	661	31.0	21.3	95.6
2022	537	25.5	21.0	96.5
2023	444	24.1	18.3	97.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Today's Fresh Start-Compton

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	594	32.0	18.5	83.7
2020	687	n/a	n/a	85.4
2021	661	31.0	21.3	95.6
2022	537	25.5	21.0	96.5
2023	444	24.1	18.3	97.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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