After the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, many black people left South Los Angeles and moved to the Antelope Valley, the Inland Empire, or the San Joaquin Valley.

Today, Compton High School is over eighty percent Latino as Mexican immigrants settled in South Los Angeles.

Ground broke on a new high school campus on May 7, 2022 and is expected to open in 2025.

[5] On June 15, 2017, Dr. Dre pledged to donate $10 million to the school for a 1200-seat performing arts theater.

The mascot is "Baby Tartar", who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.