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Enrollment
1,312
High
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060790008805
Center High
3111 Center Ct. Ln., Antelope, CA 95843 · (916) 338-6420 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
689 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 333 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 353 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 306 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 24% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
57.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.3pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.3% | 36.4% | 24.1% | 18.2% |
| Math | 14.4% | 16.6% | 25.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 57.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 29.5% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 37.5% |
| 2018-19 | 69.6% | 42.5% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 42.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Center High
Center High's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center High this school | 1,312 | 52.5% | 43.8% |
| El Camino Fundamental High Sacramento | 1,226 | 54.6% | 33.5% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM Los Angeles | 720 | 56.7% | 76.3% |
| Elk Grove High Elk Grove | 1,684 | 46.9% | 41.2% |
| Canyon Hills High San Diego | 1,183 | 58.5% | 39.9% |
| Rosemont High Sacramento | 1,485 | 57.9% | 22.8% |
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 Center High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #433 of 1,052 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #416 of 1,056 ▼ 21 | #14 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #524 of 1,056 ▼ 54 | #14 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #177 of 1,044 | #12 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,312 | #637 of 2,093 | #27 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #579 of 1,352 | #19 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #20 of 1,351 | #8 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,144 of 1,575 | #47 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #260 of 327 | #17 of 23 |
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
1,312
-15 (-1%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 925
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 1,312 | 64.8 | 20.3:1 | 53% (689) |
| 2023-24 | 1,367 | 66.5 | 20.6:1 | 48% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 1,312 | 66.5 | 19.7:1 | 48% (629) |
| 2020-21 | 1,327 | 62 | 21.4:1 | 66% (873) |
| 2017-18 | 1,283 | 62.5 | 20.5:1 | 61% (785) |
| 2015-16 | 1,298 | 57 | 22.8:1 | 58% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 1,351 | N/A | N/A | 46% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 1,556 | 72 | 21.6:1 | 25% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 925 | 48 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,283 to 1,312); teachers up 4% (62.5 to 64.8).
About Center High
This page covers Center High, a large high school in Antelope, California. The school enrolls 1,312 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 57% larger than that.
Center Joint Unified operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,593 students.
Center High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 34%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 45% of Sacramento County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Center High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Center High's 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.3:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Center High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 43.8% actual against 48.8% predicted.
Center High is located in Sacramento County, where median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
The shortest distance from Center High to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to McClellan High (Continuation). A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Center High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Center High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,327) to 2024-25 (1,312). The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.4:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Center Joint Unified
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Wilson C. Riles MiddleMiddle · 682 students
- North Country ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Arthur S. Dudley ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Rex Fortune ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Cyril Spinelli ElementaryElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Antelope
- Antelope HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Antelope Crossing MiddleMiddle · 1,051 students
- Antelope Meadows ElementaryElementary · 731 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Barrett Ranch ElementaryElementary · 629 students
- North Country ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Other Center High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Center High. Center High is the largest of the 3.
- Center High SchoolCENTER, TX · 662 students
- Center High SchoolCENTER, CO · 153 students
Nearby schools
- McClellan High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 56
- Arthur S. Dudley Elementary0.6 mi · 521
- Oak Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 700
- Cyril Spinelli Elementary0.9 mi · 347
- North Country Elementary1.3 mi · 563
- Wilson C. Riles Middle1.3 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Center HighWhat is the total enrollment at Center High?
Center High enrolls approximately 1,312 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Center High serve?
Center High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Center High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Center High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Center High?
At Center High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Center High in?
Center High is part of Center Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.