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ZIP 90221 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90221
K-12 nearby
100
Public
91
Private
9
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90221 (Compton, CA) is associated with Compton Unified School District (LEA 0609620) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (91 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Compton College about 0.6 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Compton Unified School District
LEA ID
0609620
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Compton College0.6 miles (0.9 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Dominguez Hills3.2 miles (5.2 km)4yr-public
- Healthcare Career College3.2 miles (5.2 km)2yr-private
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
- National Polytechnic College4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena4.7 miles (7.6 km)2yr-private
- America Evangelical University5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-private
- Long Beach City College5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-public
- Downey Adult School5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-public
- PCI College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
- Cerritos College6.2 miles (10.0 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Fremont University6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach6.7 miles (10.7 km)2yr-private
- El Camino Community College District7.1 miles (11.5 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Harbor College8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Chancellors Office8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
- California State University-Long Beach8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-public
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
- Homestead Schools9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- University of West Los Angeles10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Southern California10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.7 miles (17.3 km)2yr-public
- ABCO Technology10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
- California College of ASU11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Biola University11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-public
- East Los Angeles College11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-public
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- Whittier College11.8 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health12.2 miles (19.7 km)2yr-public
- ATI College-Whittier12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-Los Angeles12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
- Southern California University of Health Sciences13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Otis College of Art and Design13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the West13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
- West Los Angeles College13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
- Pacific States University13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Angeles College13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Smith Chason College13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Loyola Marymount University13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Academy for Jewish Religion California13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
- CBD College13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
- Alhambra Medical University13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University14.3 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- South Baylo University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles City College14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-public
- Southern California Institute of Technology15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District15.1 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
- Reiss-Davis Graduate School15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College15.8 miles (25.3 km)2yr-public
- Latin American Bible Institute15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Film School16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
- Fullerton College16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-public
- Occidental College16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- Musicians Institute16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- Theatre of Arts16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
- Haven University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private
- Santa Monica College17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles College of Music17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- Claremont School of Theology17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Technology18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- Premiere Career College18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-private
- Abraham Lincoln University18.2 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Culinary Education18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- Marshall B Ketchum University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Fullerton18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
- University of the People18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- RAND School of Public Policy18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Academy of Technology and Innovation High | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Compton High | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Emerson Elementary | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| UNITED FAITH COMMUNITY DAY CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Kelly Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Compton Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Bridges Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| King Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| EPIPHANY ACADEMY NONPUBLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Lifeline Education Charter | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| OPTIMAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Compton Unified ROP | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Mayo Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Compton STEP | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Manuel Dominguez High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Continuation High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Foster Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Whaley Middle | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Clinton William Jefferson | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Powell Academy for Success | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Jordan High | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Hamilton Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Mark Keppel | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| MANDELA CHILDREN'S LEARNING VILLAGE | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Frank J. Zamboni | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Rosecrans Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Leona Jackson | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Dickison Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Mark Twain Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Grant Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Davis Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Helen Keller Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Walton Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Janie P. Abbott Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Wesley Gaines | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Los Cerritos | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lynwood High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Soleil Academy Charter | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Howard Tanner | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| ISANA Achernar Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Laurel Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Lindbergh Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Addams Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ST ATHANASIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Anderson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Compton Community Day Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Compton Community Day High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Tibby Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lindbergh STEM Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Dooley Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lindsey Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Harte Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Bunche Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Paramount Unified Community Day | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Paramount Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Hosler Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Compton Early College High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Willowbrook Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Martin Luther King Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Bursch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Vista High | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Paramount Park Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Hollydale | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Will Rogers Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Enterprise Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| KIPP Compton Community | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Barton Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Alondra Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Ralph Bunche Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| LOS ANGELES COMPUTER SCIENCE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Paramount High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| California Academy of Mathematics and Science | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| KID TOWN USA PRESCHOOL-MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Major Lynn Mokler | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Centennial High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Annalee Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90221
What school district is ZIP code 90221 in?
ZIP 90221 (Compton, CA) maps to Compton Unified School District (LEA ID 0609620) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90221?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 91 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90221 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90221 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 7.8% |
| High school | 29.1% |
| Less than HS | 42.2% |
| School district | Compton Unified School District |