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11 CUSD Schools Named 2025 ERP Honor Roll, CUSD Named A Top District
Anderson, Clinton, Compton Early College, Davis, Jefferson, Kelly, Laurel Street, Mayo, McNair, Tibby, and Willowbrook earned the “Star School” designation.
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CUSD Scholars Receive Internet-Connected Devices at Verizon Innovative Learning Rollout Event
Kelly, Bursch and Emerson Elementary Schools Join Verizon Innovative Learning
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Bursch, Emerson, and Kelly Elementary Schools Join Verizon Innovative Learning Schools
Verizon Innovative Learning Expands to 15 Schools in Compton Unified for the 2025-26 School Year in Partnership with Digital Promise
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Compton Unified Celebrates New Fleet of 25 Electric School Buses
Buses Will Begin Serving Students This Spring
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30 CUSD Scholars Prep for Drone Comps
Anderson, Clinton, CEC, Compton, King, and Kelly Teams Showcase Skills
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17 CUSD Scholars Become Vets for a Day
Anderson, Bunche, Bursch, Clinton, CEC, Compton, Kelly, McKinley, Tibby, and Walton Students Explored Field
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"USC Students For a Day"
Kelly Pilots Launch Rockets
Baking Soda Rocket Day Inspires Future Innovators
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Elementary Scholars Explore Tidepools
BSA Department Hosts Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Exhibit
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Kellly School
Welcome To Kelly K-8 School
Teacher of the Year!
Soaring To Academic Excellence
Colin P. Kelly Elementary will provide a safe, nurturing and positive learning environment in a student centered school community. Students will develop academically, physically, and socially in order to adapt and contribute to a diverse and complex society.
ESPORTS
CUSD’s award-winning Esports program prepares students for 21st century jobs.
TECHNOLOGY
CUSD provides award-winning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs at all school sites.
ARTS
Arts education is key to developing critical thinking, fostering creativity, and improving academic achievement.
COLLEGE AND CAREER
CUSD ensures students are prepared academically and financially for college and have completed the required A-G courses.
STEAMFEST
CUSD's annual STEAM festival where students from all schools present their STEAM projects, drawing 8,000+ community members.
ACADEMICS
Our district has undergone incredible academic transformation marked by a 90+ percent graduation rate.
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Compton Unified School District continues to strengthen its college-going culture by providing scholars with meaningful opportunities to explore higher education. This week, 50 Long-Term English Learner (EL) scholars from Compton High School and Dominguez High School, representing grades 9 through 12, visited the California State University, Fullerton campus.
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Sixty scholars from Compton Academy of Technology and Innovation (C-Tech), Compton High School, and Centennial High School recently participated in the 9th Annual Males Achieving Success (MAS) Conference at Fullerton College—an impactful experience designed to help young men envision, plan, and actively pursue their futures.
#ELEVATE - We Believe In Our Scholars
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More than 80 CUSD scholars from Emerson, Kelly, King, McNair, Tibby, Washington, and Whaley took part in the “USC Student for a Day” program, thanks to CUSD’s Black Student Achievement Department and University of Southern California (USC).
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Anderson, Kelly, and Tibby Elementary scholars recently attended the JA Finance Park and experienced an engaging financial literacy experience organized by the CUSD Black Student Achievement Department.
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Back to School Night at Bursch Elementary, as well as all Compton Unified School District schools, is a wonderful time for teachers to connect with their students’ parents and families. Students get to show off their
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Compton Unified’s Los Angeles County District Teacher of the Year 2023-24 Rashanda McCruter was recognized at the 42 Annual Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year Awards Luncheon.
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CUSD’s BSA Department hosted kindergarten through third grade scholars from Emerson, Kelly, Kennedy, King, Jefferson, Tibby, and Washington Elementary Schools to experience an interactive workshop from Cabrillo Marine Aquarium exploring a tide pool and its creatures.
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Compton’s exceptional student scholars have returned to CUSD’s award-winning schools. The 2023/24 school year is officially in session. More than 18,000 students attending 36 elementary, middle, and high schools