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Which teacher or staff member at Centennial High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
908
High
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962000975
Centennial High
2606 North Central Ave., Compton, CA 90222 · (310) 635-2715 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL908 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
818 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 191 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 261 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 229 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
52.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +41.0pp since 2014
Math
9.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 41 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 38.9% | 25.8% | 22.2% |
| Math | 0.5% | 8.5% | 21.9% | 69.2% |
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 | 52.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 6.6% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 5.9% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 6.0% |
| 2016-17 | 16.4% | 1.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 2.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial High this school | 908 | 90.1% | 29.1% |
| YouthBuild Charter School of California Los Angeles | 880 | 89.4% | N/A |
| Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 1,159 | 90.9% | N/A |
| Compton High Compton | 1,438 | 91.9% | 38.0% |
| Jordan High Los Angeles | 797 | 97.9% | 28.2% |
| Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High Los Angeles | 525 | 94.1% | N/A |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #829 of 1,052 | #173 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #988 of 1,056 ▼ 136 | #221 of 229 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #663 of 1,056 ▲ 146 | #146 of 229 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #65 of 1,044 | #22 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 908 | #799 of 2,093 | #173 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #565 of 1,352 | #193 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #965 of 1,351 | #182 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #293 of 1,575 | #154 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #686 of 802 | #203 of 227 |
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
908
-50 (-5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,320
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 908 | 45.2 | 20.1:1 | 90% (818) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 44.4 | 21.8:1 | 93% (896) |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 46.3 | 20.1:1 | 63% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 958 | 44 | 21.8:1 | 92% (881) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 49.3 | 19.1:1 | 88% (826) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 83% (770) |
| 2010-11 | 1,204 | N/A | N/A | 67% (808) |
| 2000-01 | 1,374 | 61 | 22.5:1 | 7% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 1,320 | 59 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (941 to 908); teachers down 8% (49.3 to 45.2).
About Centennial High
Centennial High operates as a mid-sized high school in Compton, California. Enrollment totals 908 students across grades 9 through 12.
Compton Unified counts 16,304 students in its 36 schools, and Centennial High is one of them.
Hispanic students are 81% of those enrolled at Centennial High. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Centennial High, giving a ratio of 20.1:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 818 students, or 90%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Centennial High's results are 2.4 points above predicted: 29.1% against 26.8%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Centennial High.
Ronald E. McNair Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Centennial High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.8%; Centennial High's is 29.1%, ranking 5th of 5.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 908 in 2024-25. The ratio was 21.8:1 in 2020-21 and 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
Centennial High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Compton Unified
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Dickison ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Other schools in Compton
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- KIPP Compton CommunityElementary · 783 students
- Lifeline Education CharterCombined · 698 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 685 students
Other Centennial High schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Centennial High. Centennial High is the 14th largest of the 17.
- Centennial HighCorona, CA · 2,712 students
- Centennial HighBakersfield, CA · 2,212 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
- Ronald E. McNair Elementary0.3 mi · 358
- KIPP Compton Community0.3 mi · 783
- Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle0.6 mi · 441
- Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 546
- New Designs Charter School-Watts0.7 mi · 194
- Carver Elementary0.7 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial HighHow large is Centennial High?
Centennial High enrolls approximately 908 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Centennial High serve?
Centennial High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Centennial High have?
Centennial High employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Centennial High?
Student demographics at Centennial High are roughly 0% White, 81% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Centennial High public or private?
Centennial High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Compton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.