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Enrollment
1,519
High
DISTRICT 1,256 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531009633
Century High
1401 South Grand Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 568-7000 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,519 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
16.3:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,361 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 325 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 335 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 359 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 500 | 33% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 21.2% | 24.4% | 42.4% |
| Math | 4.4% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 65.7% |
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 | 33.2% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 8.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 9.5% |
| 2020-21 | 28.7% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 35.5% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 13.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 9.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Century High
Century High's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century High this school | 1,519 | 89.6% | 20.8% |
| Hector G. Godinez Santa Ana | 1,687 | 89.2% | 48.4% |
| Azusa High Azusa | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| Selma High Selma | 1,721 | 90.1% | 41.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy High Delano | 1,394 | 89.3% | 48.3% |
| Sylmar Charter High Sylmar | 1,463 | 87.1% | 32.8% |
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 Century High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #989 of 1,052 | #68 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #773 of 1,056 ▲ 183 | #60 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #970 of 1,056 ▲ 51 | #67 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #255 of 1,044 | #12 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,519 | #558 of 2,093 | #57 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #168 of 1,352 | #7 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,253 of 1,351 | #77 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #314 of 1,575 | #19 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #304 of 802 | #35 of 71 |
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
1,519
-124 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,567
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,519 | 93 | 16.3:1 | 90% (1,361) |
| 2023-24 | 1,615 | 93.4 | 17.3:1 | 74% (1,192) |
| 2022-23 | 1,708 | 97.5 | 17.5:1 | 70% (1,198) |
| 2020-21 | 1,643 | 85 | 19.3:1 | 89% (1,460) |
| 2017-18 | 1,782 | 78.3 | 22.8:1 | 88% (1,564) |
| 2015-16 | 1,883 | 92 | 20.5:1 | 96% (1,813) |
| 2010-11 | 2,163 | N/A | N/A | 84% (1,807) |
| 2000-01 | 2,728 | 106 | 25.7:1 | 68% (1,863) |
| 1990-91 | 1,567 | 62 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Century High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,782 to 1,519); teachers up 19% (78.3 to 93).
About Century High
Students in Santa Ana, California, attend Century High, a large high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,519 students. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Santa Ana Unified serves 35,993 students across 51 schools.
Hispanic students are 95% of those enrolled at Century High. The rest of enrollment is 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Teacher count: 93 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is higher. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Century High lands at C-, ahead of 15% of California public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Century High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.8%; the prediction is 27.0%.
For the population of Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Century High's nearest public school is John F. Kennedy Elementary (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Century High is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Century High as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,519, down from 1,643 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2020-21.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Ana Unified
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
- Saddleback HighHigh · 1,451 students
- Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateMiddle · 1,234 students
Other schools in Santa Ana
- Santa Ana HighHigh · 2,505 students
- Segerstrom HighHigh · 2,376 students
- OCSAHigh · 2,346 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,126 students
- Valley HighHigh · 1,908 students
- Hector G. GodinezHigh · 1,687 students
Other Century High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Century High. Century High is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Century High SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 1,608 students
- Century High SchoolHillsboro, OR · 1,563 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLBismarck, ND · 1,406 students
- Century HighSykesville, MD · 1,101 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 1,068 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.4 mi · 380
- Madison Elementary0.5 mi · 749
- Robert Heideman Elementary0.7 mi · 502
- Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate1.0 mi · 936
- Roosevelt Walker Academy1.0 mi · 675
- Thomas A. Edison Elementary1.1 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Century HighHow large is Century High?
Century High enrolls approximately 1,519 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Century High serve?
Century High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Century High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Century High is approximately 16.3:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Century High?
At Century High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Century High?
Century High is overseen by Santa Ana Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.