The brief
A Compton Unified school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Compton Virtual Academy is listed in Compton Unified, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
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- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 90221; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Los Angeles school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $68,191
- Median home value
- $541,800
- Median rent
- $1,600/mo
- College educated
- 7.8%
- Homeownership
- 53.4%
- Poverty rate
- 17.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 90221; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 71
- Very Walkable
- Bike Score
- 71
- Very Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,855/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Compton. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Compton), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Compare nearby
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- Compton Virtual Academynot rated
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Compton Virtual Academy serve?
Compton Virtual Academy serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Compton Virtual Academy?
Compton Virtual Academy has an enrollment of approximately 1 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Compton Virtual Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Compton Virtual Academy is 1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is Compton Virtual Academy a charter school?
No, Compton Virtual Academy is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Compton Virtual Academy a Title I school?
No, Compton Virtual Academy is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 1
- Student-teacher ratio
- 1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Virtual
- Yes
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Phone
- (310) 639-4321
- Schools in district
- 37
- District spending per student
- $20,415
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 22.0%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 90221)
- 50,782
- Area average commute
- 30.1 min
- Area median age
- 33.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.