El Centro Jr./Sr. High
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 33% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardPerformance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 96.4% |
| Math | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 96.2% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 2018-19 | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 2016-17 | 14.3% | 4.0% |
| 2015-16 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere El Centro Jr./Sr. High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #1,665 of 2,093 | #69 of 77 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76 | 5 | 15.2:1 | 96% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 9 | 10.6:1 | 97% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 10.5 | 6.8:1 | 96% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 97% (109) |
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (112 to 76); teachers down 50% (10 to 5).
About El Centro Jr./Sr. High
El Centro Jr./Sr. High, a small high school, is located in Sacramento, California. Grades offered run from 5 through 12, with 76 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
El Centro Jr./Sr. High falls under Sacramento County Office of Education, which has 6 schools enrolling 815 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at El Centro Jr./Sr. High, at 46%. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% White. Sacramento County's residents are about 9% Black, 37 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. El Centro Jr./Sr. High reports 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
Across Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Sacramento County is home to 387 public schools and about 259,342 public school students.
The school nearest to El Centro Jr./Sr. High is Rosemont High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 32% from 2017-18, when El Centro Jr./Sr. High had 112 students, to 2024-25, when it had 76. By 2024-25, 46% of students were Black, compared with 32% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.2:1 in 2017-18, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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