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What's the most underrated thing about Centennial High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,212
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002041
Centennial High
8601 Hageman Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 588-8601 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,212 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
984 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 547 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 584 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 525 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 556 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
38.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.6% | 36.9% | 22.6% | 10.9% |
| Math | 16.3% | 21.7% | 26.1% | 35.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 67.5% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 95.6% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 39.3% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 39.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.6% | 45.9% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 48.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Centennial High
Centennial High's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial High this school | 2,212 | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| Liberty High Bakersfield | 2,369 | 43.1% | 51.2% |
| Vacaville High Vacaville | 2,044 | 45.4% | 40.0% |
| Royal High Simi Valley | 1,835 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Dos Pueblos Senior High Goleta | 2,149 | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| Murrieta Valley High Murrieta | 2,104 | 46.7% | 59.9% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Centennial High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #310 of 1,052 | #4 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #298 of 1,056 ▲ 98 | #3 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #324 of 1,056 ▼ 68 | #5 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #529 of 1,044 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,212 | #183 of 2,093 | #10 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,227 of 1,352 | #29 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #256 of 1,351 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #1,232 of 1,575 | #33 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #141 of 327 | #13 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,212
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 2,093
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,212 | 88 | 25.1:1 | 44% (984) |
| 2023-24 | 2,237 | 88.1 | 25.4:1 | 43% (970) |
| 2022-23 | 2,175 | 86 | 25.3:1 | 34% (746) |
| 2020-21 | 2,205 | 85 | 25.9:1 | 36% (796) |
| 2017-18 | 2,023 | 75.5 | 26.8:1 | 31% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 1,992 | 73 | 27.3:1 | 24% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 1,792 | N/A | N/A | 22% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 2,093 | 86 | 24.3:1 | 18% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,023 to 2,212); teachers up 17% (75.5 to 88).
About Centennial High
At 8601 Hageman Rd. in Bakersfield, California, Centennial High operates as a large high school. It teaches 2,212 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 164% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Centennial High is one school in a 25-school district, Kern High, which enrolls 42,814 students.
The largest group at Centennial High is Hispanic students, at 46%. It is also 36% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Centennial High scores 65%.
On staff are 88 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. About 44% of students at Centennial High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Centennial High lands at B, ahead of 58% of California public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Centennial High is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.5%.
In Kern County, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Kern County has 279 public schools with about 197,431 students, including Centennial High.
Discovery Elementary is the nearest public school to Centennial High, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Centennial High ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Centennial High has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,205 to 2,212, a small change.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other Centennial High schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Centennial High. Centennial High is the 3rd largest of the 17.
- Centennial HighCorona, CA · 2,712 students
- Centennial HighCompton, CA · 908 students
- Centennial High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,961 students
- Centennial High SchoolCIRCLE PINES, MN · 2,067 students
- Centennial High SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 2,026 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Elementary0.6 mi · 706
- Endeavour Elementary0.7 mi · 724
- William B. Bimat Elementary0.8 mi · 552
- Olive Drive Elementary1.2 mi · 797
- Almondale Elementary1.4 mi · 631
- Vista West Continuation High1.4 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial HighHow large is Centennial High?
Centennial High enrolls approximately 2,212 students in grades 09-12.
Is Centennial High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Centennial High?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Centennial High.
How diverse is Centennial High?
Centennial High reports a student body of 36% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial High?
Centennial High is overseen by Kern High in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.