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Schools in Compton

Compton’s public schools

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 and Mendota Township High School District 280 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Compton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,535 students on the public path
In brief

Compton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Compton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mendota Twp High School places highest (better than 42%); Lincoln Elem School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Compton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Blackstone Elem Schoolin MendotaNo scores
2–4Lincoln Elem Schoolin MendotaC
5–8Northbrook Schoolin MendotaC+
9–12Mendota Twp High Schoolin MendotaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.

Two districts serve Compton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289Grades K–8 · 3 schools · 1,042 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,892IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Mendota Township High School District 280Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,043IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28926%
State average 29.9% · 647 students tested
Math · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28910%
State average 25.8% · 614 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 29.9% · 128 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 25.8% · 134 students tested

Compton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Compton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Compton—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

Every school in Compton

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Comptonin other towns
Blackstone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Mendota
197 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Mendota
C
319 students12:1Rate it →
Northbrook School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mendota
C+
526 students14:1Rate it →
Mendota Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendota
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Compton’s schools

Are Compton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Compton. Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 and Mendota Township High School District 280 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Compton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Compton in?

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 and Mendota Township High School District 280.

Where do Compton kids go to high school?

Mendota Twp High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.