Compton High School

Compton High School
The billboard of Compton High School
Address
601 S. Acacia Avenue Compton, CA, Los Angeles, 90220 United States
Coordinates	33°53′28″N 118°13′38″W / 33.89111°N 118.22722°W / 33.89111; -118.22722Coordinates: 33°53′28″N 118°13′38″W / 33.89111°N 118.22722°W / 33.89111; -118.22722
Information
Opened	1896
School district	Compton Unified
Principal	Ms. Bradley
Mascot	Tarbabes
Website	Compton HS

Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.

School history

Compton High School's original building in 1912.

The school first opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and then later reestablished as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after the new community college campus opened at its current address of Artesia Blvd. location in 1953.

During the 1960s there was a dramatic transition from a White student body to one which was predominantly African-American.^[1] Today, Compton High School is over two-thirds Latino as immigrants rapidly settled South Los Angeles

Compton High School's mascot

Compton High School Mascot: The Tarbabes.

Compton College's mascot name is the Tartars, named after the Turkic Tatars, so the mascot name for Compton High School became the Tartar Babies. The mascot itself is "Baby Tartar," who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. ^ The City Of Compton
2. ^ Marc's Collection of High School Mascots Part 1: A-E
3. ^ Fisher, Marc (November 17, 2005). "Block That Mascot? Bite Your Tongue". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/16/AR2005111602394.html. 

External links

	Greater Los Angeles portal
	Schools portal

• Compton High School
• Compton High School profile provided by greatschools.net
• Compton High School profile provided by schooltree.org