🧑🤝🧑Mascot: "Tarbabes"
1 school use the "Tarbabes" mascot.
Fast Facts
- Schools using this mascot
- 1 school
- States represented
- 1 state
- Most common state
- California (1)
- Top state per capita
- California
- Popular school level
- High School (1)
- Mascot type
- Person • Historical Figure
Most common states: California (1)
Top 1 Color Combos
- (1)Carolina BlueSilver
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Data source: MascotFinder School DB · Cached for performance
The Tarbabes of Compton High School in California are definitely one of the most unique and intriguing mascots you'll come across. The name "Tarbabes" is a fun, casual spin on "Tartar Babies," which originated because Compton High School and Compton College used to share the same campus. While the college had the "Tartars" as their mascot, the high school students were affectionately called the "Baby Tartars" or "Tartar Babies". This mascot has an interesting history and has stuck around despite an attempt to change it to the "Tartar Lion" years ago. The alumni and students loved the name so much that it just became a part of the school's identity. The mascot itself, "Baby Tartar," is often depicted wearing a diaper and carrying a big sword, which adds to the humorous and playful vibe of the Tarbabes. So, if you're ever in Compton, California, and you see a mascot in a diaper with a sword, you know you're looking at a Tarbabe, ready to cheer on their team with spirit and fun 🏆
Community Voices
Hear how the Tarbabes fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 1 programs flying the Tarbabes banner across California. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Blair Vargas
California Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like California. With 1 schools per million residents, the Tarbabes is part of daily conversations here.”
Drew Nguyen
California Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Tarbabes delivers the perfect person energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Phoenix Hughes
Regional Pep Collective
FAQ: Tarbabes Mascot
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
1 school in our database use the Tarbabes mascot across 1 state.
The Tarbabes shows up most in California (1). Ca also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Tarbabes as a Person and Historical Figure mascot. Programs note that it is inspired by a historical figure.
High School programs adopt the Tarbabes most often (1 schools).