Total enrollment
15,956
+219 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Central Unified
California · 15,956 students · 1 city
For families across Central Unified, public-school options total 26 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 15,956 (16 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Central Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Central Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #297 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,956 | #82 of 587 | #525 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #75 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #471 of 587 | #8,855 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.9% | #162 of 587 | #1,293 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #225 of 530 | #1,969 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Central Unified
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from River Bluff Elementary at 58.1% proficient to Roosevelt Elementary at 21.1%, a gap of 37.0 points. That is the 156th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 15,883 to 13,099 students (down 18%) and from 658 to 552 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Central Unified
Central Unified is a thinly populated California school district running 26 schools with combined enrollment near 15,956.
In terms of grade levels, Central Unified is made up of 16 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Central Unified has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 15,737 students to 15,956. The school count climbed from 23 to 24 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Central Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.