Is Rosecrans Elementary a good school?

Rosecrans Elementary ranks 3080 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosecrans Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 469 students attended Rosecrans Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rosecrans Elementary?

Students at Rosecrans Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Rosecrans Elementary attend?

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

Rosecrans Elementary

Summary:

Rosecrans Elementary is a public elementary school located in Compton, California, serving grades K-8 with a student population of 478. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism compared to state and district averages.

Rosecrans Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.7% in 2018-2019 to 31.6% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state and Compton Unified averages. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the district and state, with only 36.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 31.6% in Mathematics, compared to 43.02% and 34.66% for Compton Unified, respectively. However, Rosecrans Elementary's English Language Learner students and Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Compton Unified district, such as Jefferson Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Dickison Elementary, Rosecrans Elementary's performance is generally lower. Additionally, the local public charter school, ISANA Achernar Academy, has significantly lower test scores and rankings compared to Rosecrans Elementary and the other nearby public schools. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Rosecrans Elementary, with 66.53% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public K-8

1301 North Acacia Ave.
Compton, CA 90227-4001

(310) 898-6360

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3080^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Rosecrans Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Middle
High:	Compton High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 469

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

African American:

8.5%

Asian:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rosecrans Elementary ranks worse than 52.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.76. (See more...)

Compare Details Rosecrans Elementary ranks worse than 63.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.11. (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 (91%), African American (8.5%), Asian (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rosecrans Elementary is 26.1. 16 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rosecrans Elementary employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

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Rosecrans Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rosecrans Elementary 3080^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rosecrans Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Rosecrans Elementary 1760^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.83	4127^th	4809	14.2%
2005	13.26	4443^rd	4822	7.9%
2006	14.21	4400^th	4818	8.7%
2007	30.58	3530^th	5113	31.0%
2008	49.07	2425^th	5113	52.6%
2009	39.73	3061^st	5193	41.1%
2010	52.80	2394^th	5314	54.9%
2011	10.14	5210^th	5377	3.1%
2012	14.71	4969^th	5390	7.8%
2013	18.92	4808^th	5530	13.1%
2015	32.09	3539^th	5611	36.9%
2016	39.85	3086^th	5614	45.0%
2017	36.46	3342^nd	5692	41.3%
2018	31.19	3731^st	5662	34.1%
2019	33.43	3663^rd	5789	36.7%
2022	31.40	3756^th	5883	36.2%
2023	28.23	4047^th	5874	31.1%
2024	41.76	3080^th	5862	47.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.38	2371^st	3246	27.0%
2019	34.86	2142^nd	3275	34.6%
2022	37.71	1983^rd	3311	40.1%
2023	35.92	2091^st	3250	35.7%
2024	72.25	372^nd	3160	88.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.61	974^th	2420	59.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.95	2756^th	5084	45.8%
2019	53.33	2180^th	5173	57.9%
2022	47.06	2465^th	5264	53.2%
2023	39.91	3075^th	5374	42.8%
2024	54.51	2086^th	5511	62.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.87	3838^th	5413	29.1%
2019	37.89	3236^th	5492	41.1%
2022	27.86	3939^th	5635	30.1%
2023	24.41	4285^th	5617	23.7%
2024	44.41	2768^th	5605	50.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	31.25	1726^th	2585	33.2%
2022	45.84	913^th	2227	59.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.60	3429^th	5431	36.9%
2019	29.71	3815^th	5510	30.8%
2022	35.40	3323^rd	5663	41.3%
2023	32.54	3576^th	5650	36.7%
2024	39.26	3111^th	5636	44.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.36	2454^th	4830	49.2%
2019	51.11	2212^th	4963	55.4%
2022	44.23	2578^th	5084	49.3%
2023	41.58	2785^th	5098	45.4%
2024	61.11	1627^th	5102	68.1%

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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 Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	37.11	1556^th	2740	43.2%
2023	37.61	1543^rd	2802	44.9%
2024	31.11	1760^th	2777	36.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	60.26	722^nd	2369	69.5%
2022	52.08	953^rd	2458	61.2%
2023	51.12	991^st	2549	61.1%
2024	41.30	1327^th	2575	48.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	37.77	1414^th	2509	43.6%
2023	35.64	1460^th	2547	42.7%
2024	18.54	2150^th	2546	15.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	54.37	931^st	2407	61.3%
2022	29.38	1679^th	2527	33.6%
2023	36.35	1465^th	2558	42.7%
2024	24.35	1895^th	2547	25.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rosecrans Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.39	558^th	2213	74.8%
2022	53.79	890^th	2359	62.3%
2023	51.70	936^th	2391	60.9%
2024	43.24	1184^th	2383	50.3%

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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 Rosecrans Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	130	2	445	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1989	1	114	1	491	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1990	0	145	2	481	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
1991	0	102	4	539	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
1992	0	113	5	599	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
1993	0	111	5	600	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1994	0	96	5	629	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1995	0	116	6	615	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1996	0	116	6	615	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1997	0	111	4	619	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1998	1	88	0	575	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
1999	47	305	0	299	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2000	0	75	2	568	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2001	1	81	1	604	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2002	0	81	0	585	0	n/a	n/a	2	668
2003	0	81	0	585	0	n/a	n/a	2	668
2004	0	67	3	564	2	n/a	n/a	4	640
2005	0	68	2	555	2	n/a	n/a	2	629
2006	1	55	1	502	1	n/a	n/a	5	565
2007	0	61	5	450	0	n/a	n/a	2	518
2008	n/a	53	6	457	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	516
2009	0	42	4	405	0	1	1	0	453
2010	0	33	1	438	0	2	16	0	490
2011	0	31	0	465	0	1	27	0	524
2012	1	35	0	512	0	2	20	0	570
2013	2	49	0	452	0	3	1	0	507
2014	1	44	0	461	2	2	1	0	511
2015	1	36	0	423	1	3	3	0	467
2016	1	27	0	438	1	2	1	0	470
2017	0	26	0	509	1	2	7	0	545
2018	0	28	0	500	1	2	11	0	542
2019	0	48	0	541	1	2	16	0	608
2020	1	49	1	530	2	3	15	0	601
2021	0	31	0	506	0	2	2	0	541
2022	0	33	0	439	0	0	2	0	474
2023	0	37	0	439	0	0	2	0	478
2024	0	40	1	427	0	0	1	0	469

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 Rosecrans Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	21.0	27.4	n/a
1989	607	20.0	30.3	n/a
1990	628	24.0	26.1	n/a
1991	645	23.0	28.0	n/a
1992	717	23.4	30.6	93.2
1993	716	28.0	25.6	91.2
1994	730	29.0	25.2	90.5
1995	737	25.0	29.5	90.6
1996	737	25.0	29.5	90.6
1997	734	27.0	27.2	91.3
1998	664	30.0	22.1	93.7
1999	651	29.0	22.4	94.9
2000	645	31.0	20.8	97.1
2001	687	31.0	22.2	93.3
2002	668	33.0	20.2	94
2003	668	33.0	20.2	94
2004	640	32.0	20.0	92.6
2005	629	29.0	21.7	92.3
2006	565	30.0	18.8	92.9
2007	518	26.0	19.9	99.8
2008	516	26.0	19.8	81.8
2009	453	23.0	18.9	85.2
2010	490	26.0	18.8	98
2011	524	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	570	19.0	30.0	n/a
2013	507	20.5	24.7	77.5
2014	511	21.5	23.7	92.8
2015	467	20.0	23.3	58
2016	470	20.0	23.5	83
2017	545	20.0	27.2	77.4
2018	542	21.0	25.8	81
2019	608	23.0	26.4	78.5
2020	601	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	541	21.3	25.3	87.4
2022	474	19.0	24.9	87.8
2023	478	18.5	25.7	66.5
2024	469	17.9	26.1	97.7

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 Rosecrans Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	21.0	27.4	n/a
1989	607	20.0	30.3	n/a
1990	628	24.0	26.1	n/a
1991	645	23.0	28.0	n/a
1992	717	23.4	30.6	93.2
1993	716	28.0	25.6	91.2
1994	730	29.0	25.2	90.5
1995	737	25.0	29.5	90.6
1996	737	25.0	29.5	90.6
1997	734	27.0	27.2	91.3
1998	664	30.0	22.1	93.7
1999	651	29.0	22.4	94.9
2000	645	31.0	20.8	97.1
2001	687	31.0	22.2	93.3
2002	668	33.0	20.2	94
2003	668	33.0	20.2	94
2004	640	32.0	20.0	92.6
2005	629	29.0	21.7	92.3
2006	565	30.0	18.8	92.9
2007	518	26.0	19.9	99.8
2008	516	26.0	19.8	81.8
2009	453	23.0	18.9	85.2
2010	490	26.0	18.8	98
2011	524	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	570	19.0	30.0	n/a
2013	507	20.5	24.7	77.5
2014	511	21.5	23.7	92.8
2015	467	20.0	23.3	58
2016	470	20.0	23.5	83
2017	545	20.0	27.2	77.4
2018	542	21.0	25.8	81
2019	608	23.0	26.4	78.5
2020	601	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	541	21.3	25.3	87.4
2022	474	19.0	24.9	87.8
2023	478	18.5	25.7	66.5
2024	469	17.9	26.1	97.7

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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