Is Dickison Elementary a good school?

Dickison Elementary ranks 3316 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dickison Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 682 students attended Dickison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dickison Elementary?

Students at Dickison Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dickison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dickison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Davis Middle High : Compton High

Dickison Elementary

Summary:

Dickison Elementary is a public K-8 school in Compton, California, serving 674 students. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Dickison Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 2,882 out of 5,883 California elementary schools in 2021-2022 to a low of 4,180 out of 5,789 in 2018-2019. The school's overall rating has been 2-3 stars out of 5 during this period. Student performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.23% to 46.46% in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Dickison also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, which can negatively impact student learning. The school serves a predominantly Hispanic and African American student population, with 65.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Compton Unified School District, such as Jefferson Elementary and Tibby Elementary, Dickison Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher proficiency rates on state assessments and lower chronic absenteeism. The nearby ISANA Achernar Academy, a charter school, also outperforms Dickison Elementary on state assessments, despite serving a similar high-needs population.

Detail:

Public K-8

905 North Aranbe St.
Compton, CA 90220-2023

(310) 898-6160

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3316^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Dickison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Middle
High:	Compton High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.5

Number of students: 682

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

African American:

8.2%

Pacific Islander:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dickison Elementary ranks worse than 56.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.7. (See more...)

Compare Details Dickison Elementary ranks worse than 66.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.94. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.9%), African American (8.2%), Pacific Islander (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dickison Elementary is 26.5. 18 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dickison Elementary employs 25.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dickison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dickison Elementary 3316^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dickison Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dickison Elementary 1857^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Dickison Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dickison Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.19	4546^th	4809	5.5%
2005	12.04	4517^th	4822	6.3%
2006	12.98	4475^th	4818	7.1%
2007	18.64	4402^nd	5113	13.9%
2008	14.22	4701^st	5113	8.1%
2009	17.31	4601^st	5193	11.4%
2010	24.48	4266^th	5314	19.7%
2011	31.27	3899^th	5377	27.5%
2012	35.43	3573^rd	5390	33.7%
2013	35.39	3646^th	5530	34.1%
2015	31.07	3618^th	5611	35.5%
2016	35.07	3405^th	5614	39.3%
2017	27.24	4066^th	5692	28.6%
2018	28.17	3978^th	5662	29.7%
2019	27.12	4180^th	5789	27.8%
2022	43.46	2882^nd	5883	51.0%
2023	43.96	2891^st	5874	50.8%
2024	37.70	3316^th	5862	43.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.49	2957^th	3246	8.9%
2019	26.55	2740^th	3275	16.3%
2022	51.59	1114^th	3311	66.4%
2023	48.69	1262^nd	3250	61.2%
2024	50.97	1122^nd	3160	64.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.67	3037^th	5084	40.3%
2019	43.45	2866^th	5173	44.6%
2022	61.67	1587^th	5264	69.9%
2023	58.44	1844^th	5374	65.7%
2024	48.95	2458^th	5511	55.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.69	3628^th	5413	33.0%
2019	30.22	3803^rd	5492	30.8%
2022	45.68	2657^th	5635	52.8%
2023	47.19	2565^th	5617	54.3%
2024	33.63	3515^th	5605	37.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.21	1750^th	2128	17.8%
2019	18.28	2432^nd	2585	5.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.41	3991^st	5431	26.5%
2019	25.95	4102^nd	5510	25.6%
2022	41.47	2921^st	5663	48.4%
2023	40.44	3043^rd	5650	46.1%
2024	42.03	2938^th	5636	47.9%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.75	329^th	700	53.0%
2019	37.45	456^th	747	39.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.02	2733^rd	4830	43.4%
2019	42.08	2819^th	4963	43.2%
2022	61.33	1559^th	5084	69.3%
2023	60.07	1664^th	5098	67.4%
2024	53.73	2020^th	5102	60.4%

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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 Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2017	53.15	1030^th	2508	58.9%
2018	47.76	1144^th	2480	53.9%
2019	38.56	1499^th	2715	44.8%
2022	39.63	1476^th	2740	46.1%
2023	35.54	1615^th	2802	42.4%
2024	28.94	1857^th	2777	33.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.89	681^st	1364	50.1%
2022	39.86	769^th	1540	50.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.53	596^th	2230	73.3%
2019	53.75	911^th	2369	61.5%
2022	62.23	685^th	2458	72.1%
2023	47.42	1110^th	2549	56.5%
2024	39.13	1407^th	2575	45.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.95	1043^rd	2262	53.9%
2019	42.85	1235^th	2380	48.1%
2022	39.12	1375^th	2509	45.2%
2023	41.96	1283^rd	2547	49.6%
2024	26.57	1823^rd	2546	28.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.17	1069^th	2273	53.0%
2019	35.71	1434^th	2407	40.4%
2022	41.20	1300^th	2527	48.6%
2023	34.90	1504^th	2558	41.2%
2024	24.21	1904^th	2547	25.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dickison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.37	506^th	2072	75.6%
2019	53.76	840^th	2213	62.0%
2022	63.82	633^rd	2359	73.2%
2023	52.46	912^th	2391	61.9%
2024	48.29	1028^th	2383	56.9%

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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 Dickison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	385	1	380	1	n/a	n/a	0	767
1989	0	357	2	399	0	n/a	n/a	0	758
1990	2	329	1	472	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1991	0	345	1	571	0	n/a	n/a	0	917
1992	0	303	1	602	0	n/a	n/a	0	906
1993	0	288	0	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	882
1994	0	290	0	603	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
1995	2	303	0	588	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
1996	2	303	0	588	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
1997	1	289	0	651	0	n/a	n/a	0	941
1998	0	270	0	667	0	n/a	n/a	0	937
1999	0	265	4	658	0	n/a	n/a	0	927
2000	0	284	0	685	0	n/a	n/a	0	969
2001	1	246	3	758	0	n/a	n/a	2	1010
2002	4	177	1	852	0	n/a	n/a	1	1035
2003	4	177	1	852	0	n/a	n/a	1	1035
2004	3	177	5	833	0	n/a	n/a	2	1020
2005	3	157	4	889	0	n/a	n/a	2	1055
2006	3	123	3	800	0	n/a	n/a	1	930
2007	0	128	4	798	2	n/a	n/a	1	933
2008	n/a	139	5	763	2	n/a	n/a	0	909
2009	1	132	0	744	0	7	5	0	889
2010	0	85	0	746	0	4	21	0	856
2011	0	68	0	732	0	7	32	0	839
2012	4	85	0	721	1	10	14	0	835
2013	4	90	0	748	1	11	2	0	856
2014	5	87	0	642	0	7	2	0	743
2015	5	74	0	626	0	4	1	0	710
2016	7	89	0	724	0	1	6	0	827
2017	8	87	0	758	1	1	6	0	861
2018	5	88	0	723	1	0	17	0	834
2019	3	80	0	669	1	0	13	0	766
2020	3	79	0	683	1	1	15	0	782
2021	4	69	0	639	1	2	8	0	723
2022	3	54	0	604	1	2	6	0	670
2023	2	59	0	604	1	3	5	0	674
2024	3	56	0	613	0	5	5	0	682

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 Dickison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	767	29.0	26.4	n/a
1989	758	32.0	23.6	n/a
1990	804	28.0	28.7	n/a
1991	917	30.0	30.5	n/a
1992	906	30.5	29.7	79.2
1993	882	33.0	26.7	90.7
1994	893	31.0	28.8	92.4
1995	893	30.5	29.3	87.3
1996	893	30.5	29.3	87.3
1997	941	33.0	28.5	85.5
1998	937	38.0	24.7	92.1
1999	927	43.0	21.6	94.9
2000	969	47.0	20.6	97.1
2001	1010	49.0	20.6	99.9
2002	1035	47.0	22.0	88.9
2003	1035	47.0	22.0	88.9
2004	1020	47.0	21.7	94.2
2005	1055	46.0	22.9	94.2
2006	930	45.0	20.7	94.2
2007	933	46.0	20.3	93.9
2008	909	48.0	18.9	91.1
2009	889	46.0	18.1	83.1
2010	856	46.0	18.6	86
2011	839	n/a	n/a	85.8
2012	835	40.0	20.8	n/a
2013	856	39.5	21.6	68.5
2014	743	38.5	19.2	94.5
2015	710	36.0	19.7	76.2
2016	827	32.0	25.8	86.1
2017	861	29.0	29.6	79
2018	834	27.5	30.3	85.7
2019	766	27.0	28.3	78.5
2020	782	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	723	28.5	25.3	88.9
2022	670	26.0	25.7	84.6
2023	674	26.6	25.3	65.9
2024	682	25.6	26.5	94.4

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 Dickison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	767	29.0	26.4	n/a
1989	758	32.0	23.6	n/a
1990	804	28.0	28.7	n/a
1991	917	30.0	30.5	n/a
1992	906	30.5	29.7	79.2
1993	882	33.0	26.7	90.7
1994	893	31.0	28.8	92.4
1995	893	30.5	29.3	87.3
1996	893	30.5	29.3	87.3
1997	941	33.0	28.5	85.5
1998	937	38.0	24.7	92.1
1999	927	43.0	21.6	94.9
2000	969	47.0	20.6	97.1
2001	1010	49.0	20.6	99.9
2002	1035	47.0	22.0	88.9
2003	1035	47.0	22.0	88.9
2004	1020	47.0	21.7	94.2
2005	1055	46.0	22.9	94.2
2006	930	45.0	20.7	94.2
2007	933	46.0	20.3	93.9
2008	909	48.0	18.9	91.1
2009	889	46.0	18.1	83.1
2010	856	46.0	18.6	86
2011	839	n/a	n/a	85.8
2012	835	40.0	20.8	n/a
2013	856	39.5	21.6	68.5
2014	743	38.5	19.2	94.5
2015	710	36.0	19.7	76.2
2016	827	32.0	25.8	86.1
2017	861	29.0	29.6	79
2018	834	27.5	30.3	85.7
2019	766	27.0	28.3	78.5
2020	782	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	723	28.5	25.3	88.9
2022	670	26.0	25.7	84.6
2023	674	26.6	25.3	65.9
2024	682	25.6	26.5	94.4

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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