Willowbrook Middle

Summary:

Willowbrook Middle is a public middle school located in Compton, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 286 students. This school has consistently outperformed the Compton Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments, making it a standout institution in the area.

Willowbrook Middle's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranging from 80.65% to 91.43%, compared to 40.93% to 46.14% for Compton Unified and 45.82% to 47.19% for California. In Mathematics, Willowbrook Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 61.9% to 67.74%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also significantly higher than the district and state, with 46.24% proficiency compared to 15.72% for Compton Unified and 28.95% for California. Willowbrook Middle has consistently high rankings for its performance across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Willowbrook Middle has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.1% to 13.6% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the district and state averages. Despite serving a high-needs population, with a majority of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, Willowbrook Middle has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, outperforming nearby Enterprise Middle and Bunche Middle by 60-70 percentage points in ELA proficiency. This suggests that the school has effective strategies and practices in place to support and engage its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2601 North Wilmington Ave.
       Compton, CA  90222-2004


(310) 604-2706

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend Willowbrook Middle usually attend:

High:    Centennial High

Feeder schools for Willowbrook Middle:

Elementary:    Anderson Elementary
    Carver Elementary
    Ronald E. McNair Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  28.9 Help
Number of students:  286

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.3%
African American:
14.7%
White:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.7% Help


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Compare Details Willowbrook Middle ranks better than 94.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Compton Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.11. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.3%), African American (14.7%), White (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willowbrook Middle is 28.9, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Compton Unified School District! (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Willowbrook Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Willowbrook Middle 148th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Willowbrook Middle in the ranking list.)

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Compton Unified:

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


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Rank History for Willowbrook Middle

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Rank History for all students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.50 1388th 1769 21.5%
2005 13.49 1602nd 1777 9.8%
2006 8.43 1711th 1804 5.2%
2007 14.90 1779th 1999 11.0%
2008 15.87 1776th 2005 11.4%
2009 12.56 1885th 2063 8.6%
2010 13.70 1990th 2179 8.7%
2011 11.39 2073rd 2236 7.3%
2012 13.02 2062nd 2259 8.7%
2013 15.37 2120th 2379 10.9%
2015 8.19 2387th 2477 3.6%
2016 7.20 2408th 2497 3.6%
2017 10.72 2358th 2508 6.0%
2018 8.07 2396th 2480 3.4%
2019 42.31 1377th 2715 49.3%
2022 76.97 548th 2740 80.0%
2023 82.94 414th 2802 85.2%
2024 95.11 148th 2777 94.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.45 1330th 1364 2.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.96 2124th 2230 4.8%
2019 52.79 941st 2369 60.3%
2022 89.16 156th 2458 93.7%
2023 90.98 152nd 2549 94.0%
2024 98.61 35th 2575 98.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.39 2212th 2262 2.2%
2019 41.08 1287th 2380 45.9%
2022 71.35 583rd 2509 76.8%
2023 78.55 467th 2547 81.7%
2024 92.74 188th 2546 92.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.36 1206th 1369 11.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.25 2201st 2273 3.2%
2019 41.11 1277th 2407 46.9%
2022 83.01 385th 2527 84.8%
2023 87.01 315th 2558 87.7%
2024 94.69 148th 2547 94.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 526th 600 12.3%
2019 33.87 410th 643 36.2%
2022 84.09 66th 637 89.6%
2023 88.30 42nd 614 93.2%
2024 96.43 21st 626 96.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willowbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.11 1966th 2072 5.1%
2019 60.22 683rd 2213 69.1%
2022 91.11 127th 2359 94.6%
2023 93.55 97th 2391 95.9%
2024 99.63 9th 2383 99.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Willowbrook Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 497 5 242 0 n/a n/a 0 744
1989 0 451 2 206 2 n/a n/a 0 661
1990 0 381 0 230 0 n/a n/a 0 611
1991 1 385 0 266 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1992 1 364 1 244 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1993 0 390 1 266 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1994 0 381 2 258 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1995 0 352 0 283 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1996 0 352 0 283 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1997 0 343 0 253 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1998 0 336 0 269 0 n/a n/a 0 605
1999 0 324 0 308 0 n/a n/a 7 639
2000 6 382 2 349 0 n/a n/a 0 739
2001 0 346 1 305 0 n/a n/a 2 654
2002 1 364 0 333 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2003 1 364 0 333 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2004 2 337 0 389 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2005 0 268 0 357 0 n/a n/a 1 626
2006 7 264 0 370 1 n/a n/a 2 644
2007 2 287 0 361 0 n/a n/a 1 651
2008 1 263 3 335 n/a n/a n/a 0 602
2009 1 205 0 303 0 0 3 0 512
2010 0 156 0 277 0 0 6 0 439
2011 0 140 0 232 1 1 16 0 390
2012 1 169 0 289 1 1 20 0 481
2013 2 148 0 267 1 0 2 0 420
2014 2 136 0 242 0 0 0 0 380
2015 0 116 0 223 0 0 2 0 341
2016 0 88 0 178 0 0 1 0 267
2017 0 75 0 165 0 0 2 0 242
2018 0 76 0 171 0 0 3 0 250
2019 0 46 0 125 0 1 2 0 174
2020 2 55 1 182 0 2 3 0 245
2021 1 53 0 224 0 1 1 0 280
2022 1 43 0 230 0 0 2 0 276
2023 2 42 0 241 0 0 1 0 286

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 Willowbrook Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 744 31.9 23.3 n/a
1989 661 29.9 22.1 n/a
1990 611 29.3 20.8 n/a
1991 652 24.0 27.1 n/a
1992 610 24.4 25.0 63
1993 657 24.0 27.4 74.4
1994 641 25.0 25.6 91.6
1995 635 20.0 31.8 70.4
1996 635 20.0 31.8 70.4
1997 596 23.0 25.9 75.3
1998 605 19.1 31.7 94.2
1999 639 24.0 26.6 93
2000 739 26.0 28.4 97
2001 654 25.4 25.7 60.3
2002 698 24.0 29.1 98.6
2003 698 24.0 29.1 98.6
2004 728 26.0 28.0 99
2005 626 21.0 29.8 99.2
2006 644 23.0 28.0 99.4
2007 651 25.2 25.8 98.2
2008 602 29.0 20.8 86.2
2009 512 25.0 19.0 88.3
2010 439 30.0 14.6 65.8
2011 390 n/a n/a 75.4
2012 481 24.0 20.0 n/a
2013 420 17.0 24.7 83.1
2014 380 17.0 22.3 95.8
2015 341 18.0 18.9 80.9
2016 267 15.0 17.8 90.6
2017 242 9.5 25.4 82.2
2018 250 8.5 29.4 86.4
2019 174 4.8 36.2 92
2020 245 n/a n/a 92.2
2021 280 9.8 28.5 90.4
2022 276 11.0 25.0 88.4
2023 286 9.8 28.9 51.7

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 Willowbrook Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 744 31.9 23.3 n/a
1989 661 29.9 22.1 n/a
1990 611 29.3 20.8 n/a
1991 652 24.0 27.1 n/a
1992 610 24.4 25.0 63
1993 657 24.0 27.4 74.4
1994 641 25.0 25.6 91.6
1995 635 20.0 31.8 70.4
1996 635 20.0 31.8 70.4
1997 596 23.0 25.9 75.3
1998 605 19.1 31.7 94.2
1999 639 24.0 26.6 93
2000 739 26.0 28.4 97
2001 654 25.4 25.7 60.3
2002 698 24.0 29.1 98.6
2003 698 24.0 29.1 98.6
2004 728 26.0 28.0 99
2005 626 21.0 29.8 99.2
2006 644 23.0 28.0 99.4
2007 651 25.2 25.8 98.2
2008 602 29.0 20.8 86.2
2009 512 25.0 19.0 88.3
2010 439 30.0 14.6 65.8
2011 390 n/a n/a 75.4
2012 481 24.0 20.0 n/a
2013 420 17.0 24.7 83.1
2014 380 17.0 22.3 95.8
2015 341 18.0 18.9 80.9
2016 267 15.0 17.8 90.6
2017 242 9.5 25.4 82.2
2018 250 8.5 29.4 86.4
2019 174 4.8 36.2 92
2020 245 n/a n/a 92.2
2021 280 9.8 28.5 90.4
2022 276 11.0 25.0 88.4
2023 286 9.8 28.9 51.7

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Willowbrook Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1377th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 414th of 2802 Middle schools
 35.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willowbrook Middle)63.584
 20.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Compton Unified)37.936.6
 1.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Willowbrook Middle)52.466
 13.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Compton Unified)31.630.3
 1.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willowbrook Middle)3489.7
 55.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Compton Unified)40.447.8
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Willowbrook Middle)1453.6
 39.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Compton Unified)24.731.1
 6.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willowbrook Middle)45.572.8
 27.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Compton Unified)33.546
 12.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Willowbrook Middle)16.432.6
 16.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Compton Unified)23.126.2
 3.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Willowbrook Middle)12.725
 12.3%
   8th Grade Science (Compton Unified)15.615.2
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students174286
 64.4%
African American4642
 8.7%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic125241
 92.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White02
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92%51.7%
 40.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Willowbrook Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 286 students attended Willowbrook Middle.

Students who attend Willowbrook Middle usually go on to attend Centennial High

Yes. Willowbrook Middle ranks in the top 5.3% of California middle schools.

Students at Willowbrook Middle are 84% Hispanic, 15% African American.


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