The new Compton High School opening is just one year away, as the new campus is scheduled to open in 2025. The current construction is moving quickly, with close to 150 staff working onsite daily to complete the job.
Each day, the site is getting closer to becoming what it’s supposed to be – a working campus, educating Compton’s scholars.
The multi-year construction project began in 2019 with the demolition of the old school buildings, and the final flattening of the original school structure taking place in July of 2021. The construction of the new facility has been in the works since then.
Drive by the construction site at the corner of Alondra Boulevard and S. Acacia Avenue, you’ll see several buildings looking more and more habitable, rising above the surrounding property fences.
Some of the most recent work on the academic building includes continued roof construction and installation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire sprinkler lines. Windows, doors, HVAC ducts, bathroom tile, drywall, ceiling grid, and lighting is being added throughout the main building.
In addition, there’s ongoing work included the installation of the structural steel columns and beams to build the backbone of the Gym building. Current ongoing work includes installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing lines and installation of the roof.
Construction of the Performing Arts Center is well underway now, with the footings and grade beams being added to the building’s foundation. This work includes the installation of the underground electrical and plumbing lines and installation of rebar, concrete forms, bulkheads, and anchor bolts to shape, hold, and limit the concrete on pour days.
Current work on the pool includes installing the plumbing and pool bottom reinforcement with the concrete forms and rebar to shape, hold, and limit the concrete on pour days.
The outdoor tennis and basketball courts are taking shape, with installation of the power conduit for the tennis court lighting, trenching for drains and installing the concrete forms and rebar to shape, hold, and limit the concrete and flatwork on pour days.
The new Compton High School represents the first new high school facility to be built in almost a decade in the greater Los Angeles area. The soon-to-be opened campus will replace the old Compton High School, which was more than 100 years old.
The construction project, supported by construction partners Design Firm DLR Group, building project management consulting firm Cumming, construction firm Swinerton, and a host of others, including building trades and small businesses.
The district’s “Built by Compton” Initiative has been working to open doors to opportunity on the project and in the trades for local workers and small businesses. Measure S, which is funding the construction, was passed by Compton voters in 2015.
The new Compton High School, set to welcome its first cohort of students in 2025, will feature a 31-acre high school, 1,800 students, and a 36,534 square feet gymnasium.
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