Harris was invited to the celebration by Myshay Causey, a senior and student board member of the Compton Unified School District. In April, Causey worked at an event attended by Douglas Emhoff, the ...

High-tech classrooms are being rebranded as "learning studios" and will function more much like college lecture halls at the new Compton High School. Will the concept catch on?

Compton High School’s new campus, shown in February, will open in August. Compton’s school system’s academic progress is outpacing the state as a whole. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

Students from among the poorest families in California are about to get the newest, most up-to-date public high school in the state as the rebuilt Compton High prepares to open. The brand-new $225 ...

Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, second from right, greets students during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus on Thursday. Dr. Dre donated $10 million toward the ...

Compton High opened as a one-room schoolhouse in 1896. The school’s mascot, affectionately called the Tarbabe, was born after a community college opened on the campus in 1927.

Compton High School's new campus, shown in February, will open in August. Compton's school system's academic progress is outpacing the state as a whole.

Grammy-award-winning rapper and producer Dr. Dre and community leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Compton High School's new $200 million campus.

Dr. Dre opens new $200M Compton High School campus with a performing arts center, gym, theater, and tech programs for 1,800 students.

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Compton officially has a new high school with some major star power behind it. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday for the grand opening of a $200 million campus ...

Dr. Dre helped open the new $200 million Compton High School, where his $10 million gift funded a performing arts center named in his honor.