Century High

As a well-populated 9-12 campus in Santa Ana, California, Century High educates 1,519 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Santa Ana Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Century High sits 81% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Santa Ana Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 35,993 students, Century High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Century High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder is composed of 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Century High has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Century High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.1%; this one delivers 16.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Century High is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

John F. Kennedy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Century High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Century High has declined 15%, going from 1,782 students in 2018 to 1,519 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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